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First Reading for Tuesday of the 20th Week in Ordinary Time II

Ezekiel 28:1-10

Summary: God tells the prince of Tyre that, because of his pride and thinking himself a god, he will be brought down by foreigners and die a violent death.

The Prince of Tyre's Downfall

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.

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