8. They shall throw you down into the Pit,And you shall die the death of the slainIn the midst of the seas.
9. “Will you still say before him who slays you,‘I am a god’?But you shall be a man, and not a god,In the hand of him who slays you.
10. You shall die the death of the uncircumcisedBy the hand of aliens;For I have spoken,” says the Lord God.’ ”
11. Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
12. “Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God:“You were the seal of perfection,Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13. You were in Eden, the garden of God;Every precious stone was your covering:The sardius, topaz, and diamond,Beryl, onyx, and jasper,Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.The workmanship of your timbrels and pipesWas prepared for you on the day you were created.
14. “You were the anointed cherub who covers;I established you;You were on the holy mountain of God;You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
15. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,Till iniquity was found in you.
16. “By the abundance of your tradingYou became filled with violence within,And you sinned;Therefore I cast you as a profane thingOut of the mountain of God;And I destroyed you, O covering cherub,From the midst of the fiery stones.
17. “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty;You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;I cast you to the ground,I laid you before kings,That they might gaze at you.
18. “You defiled your sanctuariesBy the multitude of your iniquities,By the iniquity of your trading;Therefore I brought fire from your midst;It devoured you,And I turned you to ashes upon the earthIn the sight of all who saw you.
19. All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you;You have become a horror,And shall be no more forever.” ’ ”
20. Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,