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1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
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The word of the LORD came to me:
2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
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“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘In the pride of your heart you say, “I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas.” But you are a mere mortal and not a god, though you think you are as wise as a god.
3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
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Are you wiser than Daniel ? Is no secret hidden from you?
4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
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By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself and amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
5 By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
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By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud.
6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
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“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god,
7 Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.
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I am going to bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations; they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom and pierce your shining splendor.
8 They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.
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They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.
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