Ezekiel 28:9

Ezekiel 28:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.
• New International Version (NIV)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, in the hands of those who slay you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Will you still say, 'I am a god,' in the presence of those who kill you, though you are but a man, and no god, in the hands of those who slay you?
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Will you still say before him who slays you, ‘I am a god’? But you shall be a man, and not a god, In the hand of him who slays you.

Context of Ezekiel 28:9

7Therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon you, The most ruthless of the nations. And they will draw their swords Against the beauty of your wisdom And defile your splendor. 8They will bring you down to the pit, And you will die the death of those who are slain In the heart of the seas. Will you still say, “I am a god,” In the presence of your slayer, Though you are a man and not God, In the hands of those who wound you? 10You will die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of strangers, For I have spoken!’ declares the Lord God!”’” 11Again the word of the Lord came to me saying,

Ezekiel 28:9 word by word

הֶאָמֹ֤ר תֹּאמַר֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אָ֔נִי לִפְנֵ֖י הֹֽרְגֶ֑ךָ וְאַתָּ֥ה אָדָ֛ם וְלֹא־אֵ֖ל בְּיַ֥ד מְחַלְלֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Will you stillאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I am a godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• In the presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• of your slayerהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
• Though you are a manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• and not Godאֵל'êl · godH410
• In the handsיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of those who woundחָלַלchâlal · to boreH2490

Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:9

• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Because your heart is lifted up And you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods In the heart of the seas’; Yet you are a man and not God, Although you make your heart like the heart of God--
• Daniel 4:31While the word was in the king’s mouth, a voice came from heaven, saying, ‘King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is declared: sovereignty has been removed from you,
• Daniel 5:23but you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of His house before you, and you and your nobles, your wives and your concubines have been drinking wine from them; and you have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which do not see, hear or understand. But the God in whose hand are your life-breath and all your ways, you have not glorified.
• Acts 12:22The people kept crying out, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”
• Psalms 82:7Nevertheless you will die like men And fall like any one of the princes.”
• Isaiah 31:3Now the Egyptians are men and not God, And their horses are flesh and not spirit; So the Lord will stretch out His hand, And he who helps will stumble And he who is helped will fall, And all of them will come to an end together.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee - Wilt thou continue thy pride and arrogance when the sword is sheathed in thee, and still imagine that thou art self-sufficient and independent?Read the comment
• 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. 1-19This section is the third message against Tyre (see study note on Ezekiel 26:1–28:19). It speaks directly to the ruler of Tyre, called the prince of Tyre. It condemns him for his pride. The prince represents the city itself. What happens to him also happens to Tyre. In his pride, he claimed to be a god. He said that he sat on a divine throne and ruled over the powerful seas. But this was not true. He was only a man. This chapter and Isaiah 14, which…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. yet say--that is, still say; referring to Eze 28:2. but, &c.--But thy blasphemous boastings shall be falsified, and thou shalt be shown to be but man, and not God, in the hand (at the mercy) of Him.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 28:9

• King
• Pride
• Self-Exaltation
• 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