I will ascendabovethe heightsof the clouds;I will makemyself likethe MostHigh.'
"For Godknowsthat in the dayyou eatfrom it your eyeswill be opened,and you will be like God,knowinggoodand evil."
"Thoughhis loftinessreachesthe heavens,And his headtouchesthe clouds,
The oracleconcerning the wildernessof the sea.As windstormsin the Negevsweepon, It comesfrom the wilderness,from a terrifyingland.
"Comedownand sitin the dust,O virgindaughterof Babylon;Siton the groundwithouta throne,O daughterof the Chaldeans!For you shall nolongerbe calledtenderand delicate.
"Now,then, hearthis,you sensualone,Who dwellssecurely,Who saysin your heart,I am, and thereis noonebesidesme. I will not sitas a widow,Norknowlossof children.'
Thussaysthe LORD:"Behold,I am going to arouseagainstBabylonAnd againstthe inhabitantsof Leb-kamaiThe spiritof a destroyer.
"Sonof man,sayto the leaderof Tyre,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Becauseyour heartis liftedup And you have said,I am a god,I sitin the seatof godsIn the heartof the seas;Yet you are a manand not God,Although you makeyour heartlike the heartof God--
Thereforethussaysthe LordGOD,"Becauseit is highin statureand has setits topamongthe clouds,and its heartis haughtyin its loftiness,
"Then the kingwill doas he pleases,and he will exaltand magnifyhimself aboveeverygodand will speakmonstrousthingsagainstthe Godof gods;and he will prosperuntilthe indignationis finished,for that which is decreedwill be done.
"He will shownoregardfor the godsof his fathersor for the desireof women,norwill he showregardfor any[other] god;for he will magnifyhimself above[them] all.
who opposesand exaltshimself aboveeveryso-calledgodorobject of worship,sothat he takes his seatin the templeof God,displayinghimselfas beingGod.
