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The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
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"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord God: "Because your heart is lifted up, And you say, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,' Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
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(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no secret that can be hidden from you!
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With your wisdom and your understanding You have gained riches for yourself, And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;
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By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches, And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),"
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'Therefore thus says the Lord God: "Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,
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Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers against you, The most terrible of the nations; And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, And defile your splendor.