New English Translation
Ezekiel 28:6
6“‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because you think you are godlike,
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 wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries. 5By your great skill in trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart is proud because of your wealth. “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because you think you are godlike, 7I am about to bring foreigners against you, the most terrifying of nations. They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom, and they will defile your splendor. 8They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die violently in the heart of the seas.
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לָכֵ֕ן כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה יַ֛עַן תִּתְּךָ֥ אֶת־לְבָבְךָ֖ כְּלֵ֥ב אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:6
- Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Your heart is proud and you 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 a god, though you think you are godlike.
- Exodus 9:17You are still exalting yourself against my people by not releasing them.
- Job 9:4He is wise in heart and mighty in strength – who has resisted him and remained safe?
- Job 40:9Do you have an arm as powerful as God’s, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
- 1 Corinthians 10:22Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we really stronger than he is?
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, and as a result he takes his seat in God’s temple, displaying himself as God.
- James 1:11For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.
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
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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
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