Thursday, November 21

28 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “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 

Are you wiser than Daniel[a]?

    Is no secret hidden from you?

4 

By your wisdom and understanding

    you have gained wealth for yourself

and amassed gold and silver

    in your treasuries.

5 

By your great skill in trading

    you have increased your wealth,

and because of your wealth

    your heart has grown proud.

6 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Because you think you are wise,

    as wise as a god,

7 

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 will bring you down to the pit,

    and you will die a violent death

    in the heart of the seas.

9 

Will you then say, “I am a god,”

    in the presence of those who kill you?

You will be but a mortal, not a god,

    in the hands of those who slay you.

10 

You will die the death of the uncircumcised

    at the hands of foreigners.

I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.’”