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Ezekiel 28:1
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The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,
The woorde of the Lorde came againe vnto me, saying,
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
The Lord God said:
The word of Adonai came to me:
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
The word of the Lord came to me. He said,
THE word of the LORD came to me, saying,
The Lord spoke to me.
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
The worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:
The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying,
The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
The word of the Lord came againe vnto me, saying,
The worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying:
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,
Then this message came to me from the Lord :
The Word of the Lord came to me saying,
The word of the Lord came to me:
And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
The word of the LORD came to me:
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
God's Message came to me, "Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what God , the Master, says: "‘Your heart is proud, going around saying, "I'm a god. I sit on God's divine throne, ruling the sea"— You, a mere mortal, not even close to being a god, A mere mortal trying to be a god. Look, you think you're smarter than Daniel. No enigmas can stump you. Your sharp intelligence made you world-wealthy. You piled up gold and silver in your banks. You used your head well, worked good deals, made a lot of money. But the money has gone to your head, swelled your head—what a big head!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 25:22 - Tyrus
Cross-References
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives, whomsoever they chose.
And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.
And my master made me swear, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell.
and make me savoury food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.'
And Rebekah said to Isaac: 'I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth. If Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these, of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?'
And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a congregation of peoples;
and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.'
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.'
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said: 'Surely the LORD is in this place; and I knew it not.'
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The word of the Lord came again unto me,.... With another prophecy; as before against the city of Tyre, now against the king of Tyre:
saying; as follows:
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
CHAPTER XXVIII
The first part of this chapter relates to a King of Tyre,
probably the same who is called in the Phoenician annals
Ithobalus. He seems to have been a vain man, who affected
Divine honours. The prophet treats his foolish pretensions
with severe irony, and predicts his doom, 1-10.
He then takes up a funeral dirge and lamentation over him, in
which his former pomp and splendour are finely contrasted with
his fall, in terms that seem frequently to allude to the fall
of Lucifer from heaven, (Isaiah 14:12 c.,) 11-19.
The overthrow of Sidon, the mother city of Tyre, is next
announced, 20-23
and the chapter concludes with a promise to the Jews of
deliverance from all their enemies, and particularly of their
restoration from the Babylonish captivity, 24-26.
NOTES ON CHAP. XXVIII
