Ezekiel 28:2
“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says:
What it says
The ruler of Tyre is rebuked for saying he is a god though he is only a man.
What it is doing
This verse states the central sin of self-deification.
In context
1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: 3Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; 4By your wisdom and understanding 5By your great skill in trading 6Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: 7behold, I will bring foreigners against you, 8They will bring you down to the Pit, 9Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ 10You will die the death of the uncircumcised