“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Lord YAHWEH says to you:
“ ‘Because your heart is swollen with pride, you have said,
“I am a god. I sit in the seat of a god,
enthroned in the heart of the sea.”
You think you are as wise as a god,
but you’re nothing but a man, not a god at all!
So, you really think you are wiser than Daniel,
and no mystery baffles you?
By your wisdom and vast understanding
you have amassed a great fortune!
You have accumulated gold and silver
and placed them into your royal treasuries.
Through your great wisdom in trading,
your fortune has continued to increase,
but it has made your heart grow prouder.
Therefore, Lord YAHWEH says to you:
Do you really think your heart is like the heart of God?
See for yourself as I bring ruthless enemies against you,
the most brutal of the nations!
They will unleash their swords
against all that your marvelous wisdom has built,
and they will strike down your splendor!
You will die a violent death
in the heart of the sea.
They will throw you down into the abyss!
Will you still say in the presence of your killers,
“Don’t you know I’m a god?”
But you will be merely a mortal man, and not a god,
when you are in the clutches
of the ones who strike you down!
You will die like an outcast,
a shameful death at the hand of foreigners.
I, Lord YAHWEH, have decreed it!’ ”
YAHWEH spoke to me again, saying, “Son of man, mourn for the king of Tyre. Say to him, ‘Lord YAHWEH says to you:
“ ‘You were once the consummate model of perfection.
You were full of great wisdom,
and your beauty seemed perfect.
You lived in Eden, in the very garden of God.
Every precious jewel formed your mantle.
You were dressed in splendor with diamonds,
carnelian, topaz, chrysolite, beryl,
onyx, sapphire, turquoise, and emeralds;
each gem engraved in settings of gold.
I, YAHWEH, made them for you on the day I created you.
I placed you with an anointed guardian cherub.
You were on the holy mountain of God
where you walked among the fiery stones.
Your ways were blameless from the day I created you,
until wickedness first appeared in you.
Your vast wealth filled you with violence and sin.
So, I have cast you down in disgrace
from the mountain of God.
I banished you, O guardian cherub,
from among the stones of fire.
Your heart became swollen with pride because of your beauty;
your thirst for glory corrupted your wisdom.
So, I hurled you down to the earth,
and displayed you as a warning to other kings.
Bible App
Bible App for Kids
