Ezekiel 28:2-8

New American Standard Bible

²“Son of man, say to the ^[a]leader of Tyre, ‘The Lord ^[b]God says this:

“Because your heart is haughty
And you have said, ‘^(A)I am a god,
I sit in the seat of ^[c]gods
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are a ^(B)mortal and not God,
Although you make your heart like the heart of God—
³Behold, you are wiser than ^(C)Daniel;
There is no secret that is a match for you!
⁴By your wisdom and understanding
You have acquired ^(D)riches for yourself
And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
⁵By your great wisdom, by your ^(E)trade
You have increased your riches,
And your ^(F)heart is haughty because of your riches—

⁶Therefore this is what the Lord God says:

‘Because you have ^(G)made your heart
Like the heart of God,
⁷Therefore, behold, I am going to bring ^(H)strangers against you,
The ^(I)most ruthless of the nations.
And they will draw their swords
Against the beauty of your wisdom
And profane your splendor.
⁸They will bring you down to the pit,
And you will die the ^(J)death of those who are killed
In the heart of the seas.