Ezekiel 28:6

Ezekiel 28:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god,
• English Standard Version (ESV)therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you make your heart like the heart of a god,
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘Therefore thus says the Lord God: “Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,

Context of Ezekiel 28:6

4By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. 5By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it. Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god, 7behold, I will bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor. 8They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.

Ezekiel 28:6 word by word

לָכֵ֕ן כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה יַ֛עַן תִּתְּךָ֥ אֶת־לְבָבְךָ֖ כְּלֵ֥ב אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• this is whatכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• GODיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Becauseיַעַןya‛an · becauseH3282
• you regardנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• your heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• as the heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• of a godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:6

• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
• Exodus 9:17Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.
• Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
• Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
• 1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
• 2 Thessalonians 2:4He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
• James 1:11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-10Verses 1-10 The prophecy against the prince of Tyre. Throughout the east the majesty and glory of a people were collected in the person of their monarch, who in some nations was worshipped as a god. The prince is here the embodiment of the community. Their glory is his glory, their pride his pride. The doom of Tyre could not be complete without denunciation of the prince of Tyre. Idolatrous nations and idolatrous kings were, in the eyes of the prophet…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7The prince of Tyre's pride led to his downfall (Proverbs 16:18). His claims of wisdom and power would prove empty when the Lord sent the Babylonian army against him. They would draw their swords and humble him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Because, &c.--resumptive of Eze 28:2.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 28:6

• Pride
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• God
• Confidence
• Defile
• Tyre
• Isaiah
• Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings