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Good News Translation

Ezekiel 28:22

Tell the people there what I, the Sovereign Lord , say about them: I am your enemy, Sidon; people will praise me because of what I do to you. They will know that I am the Lord , when I show how holy I am by punishing those who live in you.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Glorifying God;   Sidon;   Thompson Chain Reference - Zidon;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Glorifying God;   Sidonians, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Sidon;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Phoenicia;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Religion;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Zidon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Sidon;   Uzziah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Glory;   Poetry;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Sanctification, Sanctify;   Wisdom;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel, Book of;   Zidon, Sidon ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Zidon;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Zi'don,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Isaiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Glorify;   Hallow;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Holiness;   Zidon (Sidon);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You are to say, ‘This is what the Lord God says:
Hebrew Names Version
and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, Tzidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of you; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
King James Version
And say, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the Lord , when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
English Standard Version
and say, Thus says the Lord God : "Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will manifest my glory in your midst. And they shall know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments in her and manifest my holiness in her;
New American Standard Bible
and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "Behold, I am against you, Sidon, And I will appear in My glory in your midst. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I execute judgments against her, And I will reveal Myself as holy in her.
New Century Version
Say: ‘This is what the Lord God says: I am against you, Sidon, and I will show my glory among you. People will know that I am the Lord when I have punished Sidon; I will show my holiness by defeating her.
Amplified Bible
and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, And I will show My glory and be glorified in your midst. Then they will know [by personal experience] that I am the LORD when I bring judgment and punishment on her, And I will manifest My holiness in her.
World English Bible
and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against you, Sidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of you; and they shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And say, Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I come against thee, O Zidon, and I will be glorified in the mids of thee: and they shall know that I am the Lorde, when I shal haue executed iudgements in her, and shalbe sanctified in her.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, And I will be glorified in your midst. Then they will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments in her, And I will manifest My holiness in her.
Legacy Standard Bible
and say, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh,"Behold, I am against you, O Sidon,And I will be glorified in your midst.Then they will know that I am Yahweh when I execute judgments in her,And I will manifest My holiness in her.
Berean Standard Bible
And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.
Contemporary English Version
and tell its people: I, the Lord God, am your enemy! People will praise me when I punish you, and they will see that I am holy.
Complete Jewish Bible
Say that Adonai Elohim says: ‘I am against you, Tzidon; but I will be glorified in you. They will know that I am Adonai , once I execute judgments in her and show my holiness in her.
Darby Translation
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Zidon, and I will be glorified in the midst of thee; and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be hallowed in her.
Easy-to-Read Version
Say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: "‘I am against you, Sidon! Your people will learn to respect me. I will punish Sidon. Then people will know that I am the Lord . Then they will learn that I am holy, and they will treat me that way.
George Lamsa Translation
And say, Thus says the LORD God: Behold, I am against you, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of you; and the people shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her and shall be sanctified in her.
Lexham English Bible
and you must say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Look! I am against you, Sidon, and I display my glory in the midst of you, and they will know that I am Yahweh when I execute my judgments, and I will show myself holy within it.
Literal Translation
and say, So says the Lord Jehovah, Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified in your midst. And they shall know that I am Jehovah when I have done judgments in her and shall be sanctified by her.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and speake. Thus saieth the LORDE God: Beholde o Sidon, I wil vpo the, & get me honoure in the: that it maye be knowne, how that I am ye LORDE, when I punysh her, & get me honoure in her.
American Standard Version
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, O Sidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
Bible in Basic English
These are the words of the Lord: See, I am against you, O Zidon; and I will get glory for myself in you: and they will be certain that I am the Lord, when I send my punishments on her, and I will be seen to be holy in her.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon, and I will be glorified in the midst of thee; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
King James Version (1611)
And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon, and I will be glorified in the middest of thee: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall haue executed iudgements in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And speake, thus sayth the Lord God: Beholde O Sidon, I will vpon thee, aud I wilbe glorified in thee: that it may be knowen howe that I am the Lord when I shal haue executed iudgementes in her, & shalbe sanctified in her.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and say, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, O Sidon; and I will be glorified in thee; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord, when I have wrought judgments in thee, and I will be sanctified in thee.
English Revised Version
and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and schalt seie, The Lord God seith these thingis, Lo! Y to thee, Sidon, and Y schal be glorified in the myddis of thee; and thei schulen wite, that Y am the Lord, whanne Y schal do domes in it, and Y schal be halewid ther ynne.
Update Bible Version
and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Look, I am against you, O Sidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of you; and they shall know that I am Yahweh, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
Webster's Bible Translation
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
New English Translation
Say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: "‘Look, I am against you, Sidon, and I will magnify myself in your midst. Then they will know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments on her and reveal my sovereign power in her.
New King James Version
and say, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Sidon; I will be glorified in your midst; And they shall know that I am the LORD, When I execute judgments in her and am hallowed in her.
New Living Translation
Give the people of Sidon this message from the Sovereign Lord : "I am your enemy, O Sidon, and I will reveal my glory by what I do to you. When I bring judgment against you and reveal my holiness among you, everyone watching will know that I am the Lord .
New Life Bible
Tell her, ‘The Lord God says, "I am against you, O Sidon, and My greatness will be honored among you. They will know that I am the Lord when I punish Sidon. I will show Myself holy within her.
New Revised Standard
and say, Thus says the Lord God : I am against you, O Sidon, and I will gain glory in your midst. They shall know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments in it, and manifest my holiness in it;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and thou shalt say - Thus saith My Lord. Yahweh, Behold me! against thee, O Zidon, Therefore will I get myself glory in thy midst, - And they shall know that I am Yahweh, When I have executed against her judgments And hallowed myself in her.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against thee, Sidon, and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall execute judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.
Revised Standard Version
and say, Thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will manifest my glory in the midst of you. And they shall know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments in her, and manifest my holiness in her;
Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I [am] against thee, O Zidon, And I have been honoured in thy midst, And they have known that I [am] Jehovah, In My doing in her judgments, And I have been sanctified in her.

Contextual Overview

20 The Lord said to me, 21 "Mortal man, denounce the city of Sidon. 22 Tell the people there what I, the Sovereign Lord , say about them: I am your enemy, Sidon; people will praise me because of what I do to you. They will know that I am the Lord , when I show how holy I am by punishing those who live in you. 23 I will send diseases on you and make blood flow in your streets. You will be attacked from every side, and your people will be killed. Then you will know that I am the Lord ." 24 The Lord said, "None of the surrounding nations that treated Israel with scorn will ever again be like thorns and briers to hurt Israel. And they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord ." 25 The Sovereign Lord said, "I will bring back the people of Israel from the nations where I scattered them, and all the nations will know that I am holy. The people of Israel will live in their own land, the land that I gave to my servant Jacob. 26 They will live there in safety. They will build houses and plant vineyards. I will punish all their neighbors who treated them with scorn, and Israel will be secure. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I am against: Ezekiel 5:8, Ezekiel 21:3, Ezekiel 26:3, Ezekiel 29:3, Ezekiel 29:10, Ezekiel 38:3, Ezekiel 39:1-3, Jeremiah 21:13, Jeremiah 50:31, Nahum 1:6, Nahum 2:13, Nahum 3:5

I will: Ezekiel 28:25, Ezekiel 39:13, Exodus 9:16, Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 15:21, Leviticus 10:3, 1 Samuel 17:45-47, Psalms 9:16, Psalms 21:12, Psalms 21:13, Psalms 83:17, Isaiah 5:15, Isaiah 5:16, Isaiah 37:20, Revelation 19:1, Revelation 19:2

shall be: Ezekiel 20:41, Ezekiel 36:23, Ezekiel 38:23

Reciprocal: Exodus 7:5 - Egyptians Jeremiah 25:22 - Zidon Ezekiel 13:8 - behold Ezekiel 28:26 - and they Ezekiel 29:2 - set Ezekiel 29:6 - know Ezekiel 29:16 - but Ezekiel 37:6 - ye shall Mark 7:24 - Tyre

Cross-References

Genesis 12:8
After that, he moved on south to the hill country east of the city of Bethel and set up his camp between Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There also he built an altar and worshiped the Lord .
Genesis 14:20
May the Most High God, who gave you victory over your enemies, be praised!" And Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the loot he had recovered.
Genesis 21:33
Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and worshiped the Lord , the Everlasting God.
Genesis 28:14
They will be as numerous as the specks of dust on the earth. They will extend their territory in all directions, and through you and your descendants I will bless all the nations.
Genesis 28:15
Remember, I will be with you and protect you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done all that I have promised you."
Genesis 28:17
He was afraid and said, "What a terrifying place this is! It must be the house of God; it must be the gate that opens into heaven."
Genesis 28:22
This memorial stone which I have set up will be the place where you are worshiped, and I will give you a tenth of everything you give me."
Genesis 33:20
He put up an altar there and named it for El, the God of Israel.
Genesis 35:1
God said to Jacob, "Go to Bethel at once, and live there. Build an altar there to me, the God who appeared to you when you were running away from your brother Esau."
Genesis 35:7
He built an altar there and named the place for the God of Bethel, because God had revealed himself to him there when he was running away from his brother.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 22 And say, thus saith the Lord God,.... The eternal Jehovah, the only true God, the Maker of heaven and earth; this is said by way of preface to the prophecy, and to assure of the fulfilment of it, as well as in opposition to the gods of the Zidonians:

behold, I am against thee, O Zidon; angry with thee, and will come out against thee in my wrath, because of thine idolatries and impieties. The Targum is,

"behold, I send my fury upon thee, O Zidon:''

I will be glorified in the midst of thee; not by the conversion of them; nor by acts of religious worship truly performed by them: by prayer, confession of sin, or thanksgiving; but by his judgments executed in the midst of them; by pouring out the vials of his wrath on them, as it follows:

and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have executed judgments in her; for the Lord is known, by the judgments he executes, to be that pure, holy, just, and sin avenging God he is, as well as omniscient and omnipotent; and this even Heathens and antichristian persons are obliged to acknowledge, Psalms 9:15:

and shall be sanctified in her; that is, shall appear, be declared and owned, to be a God, just and holy, in all his ways and works.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Be glorified ... be sanctified - Or, “get Me glory ... have shown Myself holy” (and in Ezekiel 28:25).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 28:22. I am against thee, O Zidon — Sidon for a long time had possessed the empire of the sea and of all Phoenicia, and Tyre was one of its colonies; but in process of time, the daughter became greater than the mother. It seems to have been an independent place at the time in which Tyre was taken; but it is likely that it was taken by the Chaldeans soon after the former.


 
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