[28:1] The Lord spoke to me.
[28:2] “Mortal man,” he said, “tell the ruler of Tyre what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying to him: Puffed up with pride, you claim to be a god. You say that like a god you sit on a throne, surrounded by the seas. You may pretend to be a god, but, no, you are mortal, not divine.
[28:3] You think you are wiser than Danel, that no secret can be kept from you.
[28:4] Your wisdom and skill made you rich with treasures of gold and silver.
[28:5] You made clever business deals and kept on making profits. How proud you are of your wealth!
[28:6] “Now then, this is what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying: Because you think you are as wise as a god,
[28:7] I will bring ruthless enemies to attack you. They will destroy all the beautiful things you have acquired by skill and wisdom.
[28:8] They will kill you and send you to a watery grave.
[28:9] When they come to kill you, will you still claim that you are a god? When you face your murderers, you will be mortal and not at all divine.
[28:10] You will die like a dog at the hand of godless foreigners. I, the Sovereign Lord, have given the command.”