From Glory And Honour

To

Shame And Disgrace

By

Prophet Isaiah

Pride And Pomposity

Thus says the Lord God:

“Because your heart is lifted up,

And you say, 'I am a god,

I sit in the seat of gods,

In the midst of the seas,'

Yet you are a man, and not a god,

Though you set your heart as the heart of a god

(Behold, you are wiser than Daniel!

There is no secret that can be hidden from you!

With your wisdom and your understanding

You have gained riches for yourself,

And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;

By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches,

And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”

Thus says the Lord God:

“You were the seal of perfection,

Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

You were in Eden, the garden of God;

Every precious stone was your covering:

The sardius, topaz, and diamond,

Beryl, onyx, and jasper,

Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.

The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes

Was prepared for you on the day you were created.

“You were the anointed cherub who covers;

I established you;

You were on the holy mountain of God;

You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.

You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,

Till iniquity was found in you.

“By the abundance of your trading

You became filled with violence within,

And you sinned;

Therefore, I cast you as a profane thing

Out of the mountain of God;

And I destroyed you, O covering cherub,

From the midst of the fiery stones.

“Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty;

You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendour;

I cast you to the ground,

I laid you before kings,

That they might gaze at you.

“You defiled your sanctuaries

By the multitude of your iniquities,

By the iniquity of your trading;

Therefore, I brought fire from your midst;

It devoured you,

And I turned you to ashes upon the earth

In the sight of all who saw you.

All who knew you among the peoples

are astonished at you;

You have become a horror,

And shall be no more forever.”'“