Ezekiel 28:19

17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.

20 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

21 Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
KJV
All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
WEB
All those who know you among the peoples will be astonished at you. You have become a terror, and you will exist no more.”’”
ASV
All they that know thee among the peoples shall be astonished at thee: thou art become a terror, and thou shalt nevermore have any being.
DARBY
All they that know thee among the peoples shall be amazed at thee: thou art become a terror, and thou shalt never be any more.
BLB
All knowing you among the peoples are appalled over you; you have become a horror, and you will be no more, even to forever!’”
ÅB
Alle som kjente deg blant folkene, er forferdet over deg; en redsel er du blitt, og du er blitt borte - for evig tid.
OTB
Alle nasjonene som kjente deg
er forferdet over deg;
du har blitt en skrekk
og skal ikke mer eksistere for alltid.”’”
B1930
Alle som kjente dig blandt folkene, er forferdet over dig; en redsel er du blitt, og du er blitt borte - for evig tid.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 26:21

    I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD.

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  • Revelation 18:15–19

    The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

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  • Revelation 18:21

    And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.

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  • Isaiah 14:16–19

    They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

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  • Ezekiel 27:35–36

    All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.

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  • Psalms 76:12

    He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.

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  • Ezekiel 26:14

    And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.

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  • Revelation 18:9–10

    And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,

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