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Ezekiel 28:6

Judgment

4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.

5 By 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,

7 behold, 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.

8 They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.

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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.

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BSB
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,
KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
WEB
“‘therefore the Lord GOD says: “Because you have set your heart as the heart of God,
ASV
therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God,
DARBY
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God,
BLB
Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: Because you have given your heart as the heart of a god,
ÅB
derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Fordi du i ditt hjerte tykkes deg å være en gud,
OTB
"‘Derfor sier den suverene Herren:
‘Fordi du har gjort ditt hjerte
som hjertet til en gud,
B1930
derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Fordi du i ditt hjerte tykkes dig å være en gud,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 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.

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  • Exodus 9:17

    Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.

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  • James 1:11

    For 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.

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  • 2 Thessalonians 2:4

    He 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.

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  • Job 40:9–12

    Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?

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  • Job 9:4

    God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:22

    Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?

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