1. And the word of יהוה came to me, saying,
2. “Son of man, say to the prince of Tsor, ‘Thus said the Master יהוה, “Because your heart is lifted up, and you say, ‘I am Ěl, I sit in the seat of Elohim, in the heart of the seas,’ whereas you are a man, and not Ěl, though you set your heart as the heart of Elohim!
3. “Look, are you wiser than Dani’ĕl? Has no secret been hidden from you?
4. “By your wisdom and your understanding you have made riches for yourself, and gathered gold and silver into your treasuries.
5. “By your great wisdom, by your trade you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches.”
6. ‘Therefore thus said the Master יהוה, “Because you have set your heart as the heart of Elohim,
7. therefore see, I am bringing against you strangers, the ruthless ones of the nations. And they shall draw their swords against the loveliness of your wisdom, and they shall profane your splendour.
8. “Down into the Pit they shall bring you, and you shall die the death of the slain in the heart of the seas.
9. “Would you still say before him who slays you, ‘I am Elohim’, whereas you are man, and not Ěl, in the hand of him who slays you?
10. “The death of the uncircumcised you shall die, by the hand of foreigners. For I have spoken,” declares the Master יהוה.’ ”
11. And the word of יהוה came to me, saying,