Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyre
1 The word of the LORD came to me:
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1"Son of man, say to
2the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD:
3"Because your heart is proud, and
4you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,' yet
5you are but a man, and no god,
6though you make your heart like the heart of a god--
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7you are indeed wiser
8than
9Daniel; no secret is hidden from you;
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by your wisdom and your understanding
10you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;
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by your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and
11your heart has become proud in your wealth--
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therefore thus says the Lord GOD:
12Because you make your heart like the heart of a god,
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therefore, behold, I will bring
13foreigners upon you, the most ruthless of the nations; and they shall draw their swords against
14the beauty of your wisdom and defile
15your splendor.
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16They shall thrust you down into the pit,
17and you shall die the death of the slain in the heart of the seas.
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18Will you still say, 'I am a god,' in the presence of those who kill you, though
19you are but a man, and no god, in the hands of those who slay you?
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20You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners;
21for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD."