1. The word of the Lord came to me. He said,
2. “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “‘You are very proud! And you say, “I am a god! I sit on the seat of gods in the middle of the seas.” “‘But you are a man and not God! You only think you are a god.
3. You think you are wiser than Daniel and no secret is hidden from you.
4. Through your wisdom and understanding you have gotten riches for yourself. And you put gold and silver in your treasuries.
5. Through your great wisdom and trade, you have made your riches grow. And now you are proud because of those riches.
6. “‘So this is what the Lord GOD says: Tyre, you thought you were like a god.
7. I will bring strangers to fight against you. They are most terrible among the nations! They will pull out their swords and use them against the beautiful things your wisdom brought you. They will ruin your glory.
8. They will bring you down to the grave. You will be like a sailor who died at sea.
9. That person will kill you. Will you still say, “I am a god”? No, he will have you in his power! You will see that you are a man, not God!
10. Strangers will treat you like a foreigner and kill you, because I gave the command!’” This is what the Lord GOD said.