Ezekiel 28:10

Easy-to-Read Version

Strangers will treat you like a foreigner and kill you, because I gave the command!'" This is what the Lord God said.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You will die the death of the uncircumcisedat the hands of strangers.For I have spoken.

Hebrew Names Version
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, says the Lord GOD.

King James Version
Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God .

English Standard Version
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners; for I have spoken, declares the Lord God ."

New American Standard Bible
'You will die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of strangers, For I have spoken!' declares the Lord GOD!"'"

New Century Version
You will die like an unclean person; foreigners will kill you. I have spoken, says the Lord God .'"

Amplified Bible
'You will die the death of the uncircumcised [barbarian] By the hand of strangers, For I have spoken!' says the Lord GOD."'"

World English Bible
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, says the Lord Yahweh.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou shalt die the death of the vncircumcised by the hands of stragers: for I haue spoken it, sayth the Lord God.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
'You will die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of strangers, For I have spoken!' declares the Lord GOD!"'"

Legacy Standard Bible
You will die the death of the uncircumcisedBy the hand of strangers,For I have spoken!' declares Lord Yahweh!"'"

Berean Standard Bible
You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.'"

Contemporary English Version
Foreigners will kill you, and you will die the death of those who don't worship me. I, the Lord , have spoken.

Complete Jewish Bible
You will die the deaths of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken,' says Adonai Elohim ."

Darby Translation
Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised, by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord Jehovah.

George Lamsa Translation
You shall die by the hand of uncircumcised strangers; for I have spoken it, says the LORD God.

Good News Translation
You will die like a dog at the hand of godless foreigners. I, the Sovereign Lord , have given the command."

Lexham English Bible
You will die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers, for I myself have spoken!" declares the Lord Yahweh.

Literal Translation
You shall die the deaths of the uncircumcised, by the hand of strangers. For I have spoken, says the Lord Jehovah.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Dye shalt thou, euen as the vncircumcised in the hodes of ye enemies: for I myself haue spoken it, saieth the LORDE God.

American Standard Version
Thou shalt die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English
Your death will be the death of those who are without circumcision, by the hands of men from strange lands: for I have said it, says the Lord.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers; for I have spoken, saith the Lord GOD.'

King James Version (1611)
Thou shalt die the deaths of the vncircumcised, by the hand of strangers: for I haue spoken it, saith the Lord God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Die shalt thou the death of the vncircumcized in the handes of the straungers: for I haue spoken it, sayth the Lorde God.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Thou shalt perish by the hands of strangers among the multitude of the uncircumcised: for I have spoken it, saith he Lord.

English Revised Version
Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the hond of hem that sleen thee, bi deth of vncircumcidid men, thou schalt die in the hond of aliens; for Y the Lord spak, seith the Lord God.

Update Bible Version
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, says the Lord Yahweh.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD.

New English Translation
You will die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners; for I have spoken, declares the sovereign Lord .'"

New King James Version
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of aliens; For I have spoken," says the Lord GOD."'

New Living Translation
You will die like an outcast at the hands of foreigners. I, the Sovereign Lord , have spoken!"

New Life Bible
You will be killed by strangers, and will die the death of one who has not gone through the religious act of My people. For I have spoken,' says the Lord God."'"

New Revised Standard
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners; for I have spoken, says the Lord God .

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The deaths of the uncircumcised, shalt thou die. by the hand of Miens, - - For I have spoken, Declareth My Lord Yahweh.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God.

Revised Standard Version
You shall die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners; for I have spoken, says the Lord GOD."

Young's Literal Translation
The deaths of the uncircumcised thou diest, By the hand of strangers, for I have spoken, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.'

Contextual Overview

¹ The word of the Lord came to me. He said, ² "Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Lord God says: "‘You are very proud! And you say, "I am a god! I sit on the seat of gods in the middle of the seas." "‘But you are a man and not God! You only think you are a god. ³ You think you are wiser than Daniel and no secret is hidden from you. ⁴ Through your wisdom and understanding you have gotten riches for yourself. And you put gold and silver in your treasuries. ⁵ Through your great wisdom and trade, you have made your riches grow. And now you are proud because of those riches. ⁶ "‘So this is what the Lord God says: Tyre, you thought you were like a god. ⁷ I will bring strangers to fight against you. They are most terrible among the nations! They will pull out their swords and use them against the beautiful things your wisdom brought you. They will ruin your glory. ⁸ They will bring you down to the grave. You will be like a sailor who died at sea. ⁹ That person will kill you. Will you still say, "I am a god"? No, he will have you in his power! You will see that you are a man, not God! ¹⁰ Strangers will treat you like a foreigner and kill you, because I gave the command!'" This is what the Lord God said.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the deaths: Ezekiel 31:18, Ezekiel 32:19, Ezekiel 32:21, Ezekiel 32:24-30, Ezekiel 44:7, Ezekiel 44:9, Leviticus 26:41, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36, Jeremiah 6:10, Jeremiah 9:25, Jeremiah 9:26, John 8:24, Acts 7:51, Philippians 3:3

by the: Ezekiel 28:7, Ezekiel 11:9, Jeremiah 25:9

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 17:44 - Come to me Ezekiel 30:12 - by the hand

Cross-References

Genesis 11:31
Terah took his family and left Ur of Babylonia. They planned to travel to Canaan. Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot (Haran's son), and his daughter-in-law Sarai (Abram's wife). They traveled to the city of Haran and decided to stay there.

Genesis 32:10
You have been very kind to me. You did many good things for me. The first time I traveled across the Jordan River, I owned nothing—only my walking stick. But now I own enough things to have two full groups.

Hosea 12:12
"Jacob ran away to the land of Aram. There Israel worked for a wife. He kept sheep to get another wife.

Acts 7:2
Stephen answered, "My Jewish fathers and brothers, listen to me. Our great and glorious God appeared to Abraham, our ancestor, when he was in Mesopotamia. This was before he lived in Haran.

Acts 25:13
A few days later King Agrippa and Bernice came to Caesarea to visit Festus.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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, antagonists to the true God. In them was embodied the principle of evil opposing itself to the divine government of the world. Hence, some of the fathers saw upon the throne, not simply a hostile monarch, but “the Prince of this world, spiritual wickedness (or wicked spirits) in high places.” Whenever evil in any way domineers over good, there is a “prince of Tyrus,” against whom God utters His voice. The “mystery of iniquity is ever working, and in that working we recognize the power of Satan whom God condemns and will destroy.

Ezekiel 28:2

Thou hast said, I am a god - Compare Ezekiel 29:3; Daniel 4:30; Acts 12:22; 2 Thessalonians 2:4.

I sit in the seat of God - Words denoting the speaker’s pride; but the situation of the island-city, full of beauty, in the midst of the blue water of the Mediterranean, gives force to the expression. Compare the words describing the lot of Tyre as having been in Eden Ezekiel 28:13.

Thou art a man - Rather, thou art man.

Ezekiel 28:3

Thou art wiser than Daniel - The passage is one of strong irony. Compare Ezekiel 14:14; Daniel 6:3.

Ezekiel 28:9

But thou shalt be a man - Rather, yet art thou man.

Ezekiel 28:10

The uncircumcised - The pagan idolaters as opposed to the covenant-people.

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, antagonists to the true God. In them was embodied the principle of evil opposing itself to the divine government of the world. Hence, some of the fathers saw upon the throne, not simply a hostile monarch, but “the Prince of this world, spiritual wickedness (or wicked spirits) in high places.” Whenever evil in any way domineers over good, there is a “prince of Tyrus,” against whom God utters His voice. The “mystery of iniquity is ever working, and in that working we recognize the power of Satan whom God condemns and will destroy.

Ezekiel 28:2

Thou hast said, I am a god - Compare Ezekiel 29:3; Daniel 4:30; Acts 12:22; 2 Thessalonians 2:4.

I sit in the seat of God - Words denoting the speaker’s pride; but the situation of the island-city, full of beauty, in the midst of the blue water of the Mediterranean, gives force to the expression. Compare the words describing the lot of Tyre as having been in Eden Ezekiel 28:13.

Thou art a man - Rather, thou art man.

Ezekiel 28:3

Thou art wiser than Daniel - The passage is one of strong irony. Compare Ezekiel 14:14; Daniel 6:3.

Ezekiel 28:9

But thou shalt be a man - Rather, yet art thou man.

Ezekiel 28:10

The uncircumcised - The pagan idolaters as opposed to the covenant-people.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 28:10. The deaths of the uncircumcised — Two deaths, temporal and eternal. Ithobaal was taken and killed by Nebuchadnezzar.