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therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said: Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God,

behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the strong ones of the Gentiles, and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.

They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die of the death of those that are slain in the midst of the seas.

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“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Because you think you are wise,
    as wise as a god,
I am going to bring foreigners against you,
    the most ruthless of nations;(A)
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom(B)
    and pierce your shining splendor.(C)
They will bring you down to the pit,(D)
    and you will die a violent death(E)
    in the heart of the seas.(F)

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