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Judgment on the King of Tyre

28 Yahweh spoke his word to me. He said, “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what Adonay Yahweh says:

In your arrogance you say,
    “I’m a god. I sit on Elohim’s throne in the sea.”
        But you’re only human and not a god,
            although you think you are a god.
You think that you are wiser than Daniel
    and that no secret can be hidden from you.

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A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre

28 The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man(A), say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘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)
Are you wiser than Daniel[a]?(E)
    Is no secret hidden from you?

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:3 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature