Ezekiel 28:1-19
God warns the king of Tyre
You are a very
You say, ‘I am a god and Tyre is my
I rule over all the seas around me.’
But, whatever you think, you are only a man. You are not a god.
and that you know all secrets.
You have stored much gold and
you have become even richer.
And because of your
You think that you are as wise as a god.
They will be a very cruel enemy.
They will use their
They will spoil the beautiful things that you have used your wisdom to get for yourselves.
and the sea will become your
you will no longer say, ‘I am a god.’
When they are ready to kill you,
you will know that you are only human.
You will die like people who do not belong to me.
I, the Almighty Lord have said this.” ’
At one time, you were the example of a good man.
You were completely
You wore valuable
The jewels were ruby, topaz, emerald,
chrysolite, onyx, jasper,
sapphire, turquoise and beryl.
They were fixed to pieces of gold.
They were ready for you to wear on the day that you were born.
You lived on my
You walked among the stones that burned with fire.
from the day that you were born.
But later, you started to do
As a result, you became
So I sent you away in
I would not allow you to remain on my mountain.
The cherub that had been your guard chased you out.
You could no longer walk among the stones that burned with fire.
You used your
because you loved to have beautiful things.
So I threw you down to the ground.
I let other kings see what had happened to you.
Your
So I caused fire to completely destroy your city.
Everyone could see that only
They have seen the terrible thing that has happened to you.
You have come to a complete end and you will never return.” ’