“Son of man, say to the [a]leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord [b]God,

“Because your heart is lifted up
And you have said, ‘(A)I am a god,
I sit in the seat of [c]gods
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are a (B)man and not God,
Although you make your heart like the heart of God—
Behold, you are wiser than (C)Daniel;
There is no secret that is a match for you.
“By your wisdom and understanding
You have acquired (D)riches for yourself
And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
“By your great wisdom, by your (E)trade
You have increased your riches
And your (F)heart is lifted up because of your riches—

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:2 Or ruler, prince
  2. Ezekiel 28:2 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  3. Ezekiel 28:2 Or God

12 “Son of man, (A)take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God,

“You [a]had the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:12 Lit were the one sealing a pattern