Prophesy Against the King of Tyre
The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,
“Because your heart is lofty
And you have said, ‘aI am a god;
I sit enthroned in the seat of gods
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are a bman and not God,
Although you make your heart like the heart of God—
3 Behold, you are wiser than aDaniel;
There is no secret that is a match for you.
4 By your wisdom and understanding
You have acquired awealth for yourself
And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
5 By your great wisdom, by your atrade
You have increased your wealth,
And your bheart is lofty because of your wealth—
6 Therefore thus says Lord Yahweh,
‘Because you have amade your heart
Like the heart of God,
7 Therefore, behold, I will bring astrangers upon you,
The bmost ruthless of the nations.
And they will draw their swords
Against the beauty of your wisdom
And defile your splendor.
8 They will bring you down to the pit,
And you will die the adeath of those who are slain
In the heart of the seas.
9 Will you still say, “I am a god,”
In the presence of the one who kills you,
Though you are a man and not God,
In the hands of those who slay you?
10 You will die the death of the auncircumcised
By the hand of strangers,
For I have spoken!’ declares Lord Yahweh!”’”