Say to Tyre,(A) situated at the gateway to the sea,(B) merchant of peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘You say, Tyre,
    “I am perfect in beauty.(C)
Your domain was on the high seas;
    your builders brought your beauty to perfection.(D)

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Are you wiser than Daniel[a]?(A)
    Is no secret hidden from you?
By your wisdom and understanding
    you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
    in your treasuries.(B)
By your great skill in trading(C)
    you have increased your wealth,(D)
and because of your wealth
    your heart has grown proud.(E)

“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Because you think you are wise,
    as wise as a god,

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:3 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature

12 “Son of man, take up a lament(A) concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘You were the seal of perfection,
    full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.(B)

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