⁷ All the lands are at rest and at peace;^(A)
    they break into singing.^(B)
8 Even the junipers^(C) and the cedars of Lebanon
    gloat over you and say,
“Now that you have been laid low,
    no one comes to cut us down.”^(D)

⁹ The realm of the dead^(E) below is all astir
    to meet you at your coming;
it rouses the spirits of the departed^(F) to greet you—
    all those who were leaders^(G) in the world;
it makes them rise from their thrones—
    all those who were kings over the nations.^(H)
10 They will all respond,
    they will say to you,
“You also have become weak, as we are;
    you have become like us.”^(I)
11 All your pomp has been brought down to the grave,^(J)
    along with the noise of your harps;^(K)
maggots are spread out beneath you
    and worms^(L) cover you.^(M)

¹² How you have fallen^(N) from heaven,
    morning star,^(O) son of the dawn!
You have been cast down to the earth,
    you who once laid low the nations!^(P)
13 You said in your heart,
    “I will ascend^(Q) to the heavens;
I will raise my throne^(R)
    above the stars of God;
I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly,^(S)
    on the utmost heights^(T) of Mount Zaphon.^[a]
14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;^(U)
    I will make myself like the Most High.”^(V)
15 But you are brought down^(W) to the realm of the dead,^(X)
    to the depths^(Y) of the pit.^(Z)

¹⁶ Those who see you stare at you,
    they ponder your fate:^(AA)
“Is this the man who shook^(AB) the earth
    and made kingdoms tremble,
¹⁷ the man who made the world a wilderness,^(AC)
    who overthrew^(AD) its cities
    and would not let his captives go home?”^(AE)

¹⁸ All the kings of the nations lie in state,
    each in his own tomb.^(AF)
19 But you are cast out^(AG) of your tomb
    like a rejected branch;
you are covered with the slain,^(AH)
    with those pierced by the sword,^(AI)
    those who descend to the stones of the pit.^(AJ)
Like a corpse trampled underfoot,
²⁰     you will not join them in burial,^(AK)
for you have destroyed your land
    and killed your people.

Let the offspring^(AL) of the wicked^(AM)
    never be mentioned^(AN) again.
²¹ Prepare a place to slaughter his children^(AO)
    for the sins of their ancestors;^(AP)
they are not to rise to inherit the land
    and cover the earth with their cities.

²² “I will rise up^(AQ) against them,”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will wipe out Babylon’s name^(AR) and survivors,
    her offspring and descendants,^(AS)”
declares the Lord.
²³ “I will turn her into a place for owls^(AT)
    and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,^(AU)”
    declares the Lord Almighty.^(AV)

“Surely, as I have planned,^(AX) so it will be,
    and as I have purposed, so it will happen.^(AY)

“‘In the pride of your heart
    you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne^(B) of a god
    in the heart of the seas.”^(C)
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
    though you think you are as wise as a god.^(D)
3 Are you wiser than Daniel^[a]?^(E)
    Is no secret hidden from you?
⁴ By your wisdom and understanding
    you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
    in your treasuries.^(F)
5 By your great skill in trading^(G)
    you have increased your wealth,^(H)
and because of your wealth
    your heart has grown proud.^(I)

“‘Because you think you are wise,
    as wise as a god,
⁷ I am going to bring foreigners against you,
    the most ruthless of nations;^(J)
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom^(K)
    and pierce your shining splendor.^(L)
8 They will bring you down to the pit,^(M)
    and you will die a violent death^(N)
    in the heart of the seas.^(O)
9 Will you then say, “I am a god,”
    in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,^(P)
    in the hands of those who slay you.^(Q)
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised^(R)
    at the hands of foreigners.

“‘You were the seal of perfection,
    full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.^(T)
13 You were in Eden,^(U)
    the garden of God;^(V)
every precious stone^(W) adorned you:
    carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
    topaz, onyx and jasper,
    lapis lazuli, turquoise^(X) and beryl.^[b]
Your settings and mountings^[c] were made of gold;
    on the day you were created they were prepared.^(Y)
14 You were anointed^(Z) as a guardian cherub,^(AA)
    for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
    you walked among the fiery stones.
¹⁵ You were blameless in your ways
    from the day you were created
    till wickedness was found in you.
¹⁶ Through your widespread trade
    you were filled with violence,^(AB)
    and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
    and I expelled you, guardian cherub,^(AC)
    from among the fiery stones.
¹⁷ Your heart became proud^(AD)
    on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
    because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
    I made a spectacle of you before kings.^(AE)
18 By your many sins and dishonest trade
    you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire^(AF) come out from you,
    and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes^(AG) on the ground
    in the sight of all who were watching.^(AH)
19 All the nations who knew you
    are appalled^(AI) at you;
you have come to a horrible end
    and will be no more.^(AJ)’”