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Ezekiel 28:8
8They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.
Ezekiel 28:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They shall thrust you down into the pit, and you shall die the death of the slain in the heart of the seas.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They shall throw you down into the Pit, And you shall die the death of the slain In the midst of the seas.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die in the heart of the sea, pierced with many wounds.
Context of Ezekiel 28:8
6“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god, 7I am going to bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations; they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom and pierce your shining splendor. They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas. 9Will 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. 10You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.’ ”
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לַשַּׁ֖חַת יֽוֹרִד֑וּךָ וָמַ֛תָּה מְמוֹתֵ֥י חָלָ֖ל בְּלֵ֥ב יַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:8
- Ezekiel 32:18“Son of man, wail for the hordes of Egypt and consign to the earth below both her and the daughters of mighty nations, along with those who go down to the pit.
- Job 17:16Will it go down to the gates of death? Will we descend together into the dust?”
- Job 33:18to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.
- Psalms 28:1To you, Lord, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
- Psalms 30:9“What is gained if I am silenced, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
- Psalms 55:15Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, for evil finds lodging among them.
- Psalms 88:4I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like one without strength.
- Proverbs 1:12let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
- Proverbs 28:17Anyone tormented by the guilt of murder will seek refuge in the grave; let no one hold them back.
- Isaiah 38:17Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction; you have put all my sins behind your back.
- Ezekiel 27:26Your oarsmen take you out to the high seas. But the east wind will break you to pieces far out at sea.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 28:8
- 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. 8The clearest proof that the prince of Tyre was only a mortal man came when the Babylonians killed him. He would not rest in the heights with the gods, as he had claimed. Instead, he would go down to the pit, the place of the dead. Like the city of Tyre, the prince would die in "the heart of the sea" (compare Ezekiel 27:26–27). This image means he would share the same complete destruction as the city.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. the pit--that is, the bottom of the sea; the image being that of one conquered in a sea-fight. the deaths--plural, as various kinds of deaths are meant (Jr 16:4). of them ... slain--literally, "pierced through." Such deaths as those pierced with many wounds die.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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