Ezekiel 28:10

10 1You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners; 2for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD."

Ezekiel 28:10 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 28:10

Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised
Or the death of the wicked, as the Targum; the first and second death, temporal and eternal: the former by the hand of strangers,
the Chaldeans, in various shapes; and the latter will follow upon it: it may denote the various kinds of death which the inhabitants of Rome will die when destroyed, some by famine, some by pestilence, and others by fire; when these plagues shall come upon her in one day, ( Revelation 18:8 ) . for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God;
and therefore it shall surely come to pass; strong is the Lord that will judge, condemn, and destroy mystical Babylon, or Tyre.

Ezekiel 28:10 In-Context

8 They shall thrust you down into the pit, and you shall die the death of the slain in the heart of the seas.
9 Will you still say, 'I am a god,' in the presence of those who kill you, though you are but a man, and no god, in the hands of those who slay you?
10 You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners; for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD."
11 Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me:
12 "Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord GOD: "You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Ezekiel 31:18; Ezekiel 32:19, 21, 24, 25
  • 2. See Ezekiel 17:24
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