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Therefore, thus says the Lord God:

Because you consider your wisdom
    to be equal to that of God,
I will bring foreigners against you,
    the most barbarous of all the nations.
They will draw their swords
    against the beauty of your wisdom
    and defile your splendor.
They will hurl you down to the pit,
    and you will die a violent death
    in the heart 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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