“‘By the strength of my hand^(A) I have done this,^(B)
    and by my wisdom, because I have understanding.
I removed the boundaries of nations,
    I plundered their treasures;^(C)
    like a mighty one I subdued^[a] their kings.^(D)
14 As one reaches into a nest,^(E)
    so my hand reached for the wealth^(F) of the nations;
as people gather abandoned eggs,
    so I gathered all the countries;^(G)
not one flapped a wing,
    or opened its mouth to chirp.^(H)’”

¹⁵ Does the ax raise itself above the person who swings it,
    or the saw boast against the one who uses it?^(I)
As if a rod were to wield the person who lifts it up,
    or a club^(J) brandish the one who is not wood!
¹⁶ Therefore, the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    will send a wasting disease^(K) upon his sturdy warriors;^(L)
under his pomp^(M) a fire^(N) will be kindled
    like a blazing flame.
¹⁷ The Light of Israel will become a fire,^(O)
    their Holy One^(P) a flame;
in a single day it will burn and consume
    his thorns^(Q) and his briers.^(R)

“‘In the pride of your heart
    you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne^(B) of a god
    in the heart of the seas.”^(C)
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
    though you think you are as wise as a god.^(D)
3 Are you wiser than Daniel^[a]?^(E)
    Is no secret hidden from you?
⁴ By your wisdom and understanding
    you have gained wealth for yourself
and amassed gold and silver
    in your treasuries.^(F)
5 By your great skill in trading^(G)
    you have increased your wealth,^(H)
and because of your wealth
    your heart has grown proud.^(I)

“‘Because you think you are wise,
    as wise as a god,
⁷ I am going to bring foreigners against you,
    the most ruthless of nations;^(J)
they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom^(K)
    and pierce your shining splendor.^(L)
8 They will bring you down to the pit,^(M)
    and you will die a violent death^(N)
    in the heart of the seas.^(O)
9 Will you then say, “I am a god,”
    in the presence of those who kill you?
You will be but a mortal, not a god,^(P)
    in the hands of those who slay you.^(Q)
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised^(R)
    at the hands of foreigners.

⁹ “Therefore I will take away my grain^(A) when it ripens,
    and my new wine^(B) when it is ready.
I will take back my wool and my linen,
    intended to cover her naked body.