“Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, ‘The Lord GOD says:
“Because your heart is lifted up,
and you have said, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of God,
in the middle of the seas;’
yet you are man,
and no god,
though you set your heart as the heart of a god—
Ezekiel 28:1–5
The LORD’s word came again to me, saying,
“Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, ‘The Lord GOD says:
“Because your heart is lifted up,
and you have said, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of God,
in the middle of the seas;’
yet you are man,
and no god,
though you set your heart as the heart of a god—
behold, you are wiser than Daniel.
There is no secret that is hidden from you.
By your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten yourself riches,
and have gotten gold and silver into your treasuries.
By your great wisdom
and by your trading you have increased your riches,
and your heart is lifted up because of your riches—”
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