Ezekiel 28

New King James Version

“Because your heartis^(A)lifted^[a]up,
And^(B)you say, ‘Iama god,
I sitinthe seat of gods,
^(C)In the midst of the seas,’
^(D)Yet youarea man, and not a god,
Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
³ (Behold,^(E)youarewiser than Daniel!
There is no secret that can be hidden from you!
⁴ With your wisdom and your understanding
You have gained^(F)riches for yourself,
And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;
^5 (G)By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches,
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”

“Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,
⁷ Behold, therefore, I will bring^(H)strangers against you,
^(I)The most terrible of the nations;
And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom,
And defile your splendor.
⁸ They shall throw you down into the^(J)Pit,
And you shall die the death of the slain
In the midst of the seas.

⁹ “Will you still^(K)say before him who slays you,
‘Iama god’?
But youshall bea man, and not a god,
In the hand of him who slays you.
¹⁰ You shall die the death of^(L)the uncircumcised
By the hand of aliens;
For I have spoken,” says the LordGod.’ ”

^(N)“Youwerethe seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
¹³ You were in^(O)Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stonewasyour covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
The workmanship of^(P)your timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created.

¹⁴ “Youwerethe anointed^(Q)cherub who covers;
I established you;
You were on^(R)the holy mountain of God;
You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.
¹⁵ Youwereperfect in your ways from the day you were created,
Till^(S)iniquity was found in you.

¹⁶ “By the abundance of your trading
You became filled with violence within,
And you sinned;
Therefore I cast you as a profane thing
Out of the mountain of God;
And I destroyed you,^(T)O covering cherub,
From the midst of the fiery stones.

¹⁷ “Your^(U)heart was^[b]lifted up because of your beauty;
You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;
I cast you to the ground,
I laid you before kings,
That they might gaze at you.

¹⁸ “You defiled your sanctuaries
By the multitude of your iniquities,
By the iniquity of your trading;
Therefore I brought fire from your midst;
It devoured you,
And I turned you to ashes upon the earth
In the sight of all who saw you.
¹⁹ All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you;
^(V)You have become a horror,
Andshall beno^(W)more forever.” ’ ”

^(Z)“Behold, Iamagainst you, O Sidon;
I will be glorified in your midst;
And^(AA)they shall know that IamtheLord,
When I execute judgments in her and am^(AB)hallowed in her.
^23 (AC)For I will send pestilence upon her,
And blood in her streets;
The wounded shall be judged in her midst
By the sword against her on every side;
Then they shall know that IamtheLord.