7. but I will bring foreign people against you,the cruelest nation.They will pull out their swordsand destroy all that your wisdom has built,and they will dishonor your greatness.
8. They will kill you;you will die a terrible deathlike those who are killed at sea.
9. While they are killing you,you will not be able to say anymore, “I am a god.”You will be only a human, not a god,when your murderers kill you.
10. You will die like an unclean person;foreigners will kill you.I have spoken, says the Lord God.’ ”
11. The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
12. “Human, sing a funeral song for the king of Tyre. Say to him: ‘This is what the Lord God says:You were an example of what was perfect,full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13. You had a wonderful life,as if you were in Eden, the garden of God.Every valuable gem was on you:ruby, topaz, and emerald,yellow quartz, onyx, and jasper,sapphire, turquoise, and chrysolite.Your jewelry was made of gold.It was prepared on the day you were created.
14. I appointed a living creature to guard you.I put you on the holy mountain of God.You walked among the gems that shined like fire.
15. Your life was right and goodfrom the day you were created,until evil was found in you.
16. Because you traded with countries far away,you learned to be cruel, and you sinned.So I threw you down in disgrace from the mountain of God.And the living creature who guarded youforced you out from among the gems that shined like fire.
17. You became too proudbecause of your beauty.You ruined your wisdombecause of your greatness.I threw you down to the ground.Your example taught a lesson to other kings.
18. You dishonored your places of worshipthrough your many sins and dishonest trade.So I set on fire the place where you lived,and the fire burned you up.I turned you into ashes on the groundfor all those watching to see.