A reading from
the Book of the Prophet Ezekiel 28:1-10
The word of the Lord came to me: Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus says the Lord God:/ Because you are haughty of heart,/ you say, “A god am I!/ I occupy a godly throne/ in the heart of the sea!”—/ And yet you are a man, and not a god,/ however you may think yourself like a god./ Oh yes, you are wiser than Daniel,/ there is no secret that is beyond you./ By your wisdom and your intelligence/ you have made riches for yourself;/ You have put gold and silver/ into your treasuries./ By your great wisdom applied to your trading/ you have heaped up your riches;/ your heart has grown haughty from your riches—/ therefore thus says the Lord God:/ Because you have thought yourself/ to have the mind of a god,/ Therefore I will bring against you/ foreigners, the most barbarous of nations./ They shall draw their swords/ against your beauteous wisdom,/ they shall run them through your splendid apparel./ They shall thrust you down to the pit, there to die/ a bloodied corpse, in the heart of the sea./ Will you then say, “I am a god!”/ when you face your murderers?/ No, you are man, not a god,/ handed over to those who will slay you./ You shall die the death of the uncircumcised/ at the hands of foreigners,/ for I have spoken, says the Lord God.
The word of the Lord.
