Ezekiel 28:2-10

2 “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘In the pride of your heart you say, “I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas.” But you are a mere mortal and not a god, though you think you are as wise as a god.
3 Are you wiser than Daniel[a] ? Is no secret hidden from you?
4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself and amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
5 By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud.
6 “ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god,
7 I 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.
8 They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.
9 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.
10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. I have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD.’ ”

Cross References 18

  • 1. S Isaiah 13:11
  • 2. S Isaiah 14:13
  • 3. Zephaniah 2:15
  • 4. S Genesis 3:5; S Psalms 9:20; Psalms 82:6-7; Isaiah 31:3; S Ezekiel 16:49; 2 Thessalonians 2:4
  • 5. S Ezekiel 14:14; Daniel 1:20; Daniel 2:20-23,28; Daniel 5:11-12
  • 6. Isaiah 10:13; Zechariah 9:3
  • 7. S Isaiah 23:8
  • 8. S Jeremiah 9:23; S Ezekiel 27:33
  • 9. S Job 31:25; Psalms 52:7; Psalms 62:10; Hosea 12:8; Hosea 13:6
  • 10. Ezekiel 30:11; Ezekiel 31:12; Ezekiel 32:12; Habakkuk 1:6
  • 11. Jeremiah 9:23
  • 12. S Ezekiel 7:24
  • 13. S Psalms 55:23; Ezekiel 32:30
  • 14. Revelation 18:7
  • 15. S Ezekiel 26:12; Ezekiel 27:27
  • 16. S Isaiah 31:3
  • 17. S Ezekiel 16:49
  • 18. S 1 Samuel 14:6; S Jeremiah 9:26; Ezekiel 31:18; Ezekiel 32:19,24

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "Danel" , a man of renown in ancient literature
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