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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,
And the word of the LORD came unto me, 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
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
The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.
That I may make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell:
And my master made me swear, saying: Thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the Chanaanites, in whose land I dwell:
Make me a savoury meat thereof, as thou knowest I like, and bring it that I may eat: and my soul may bless thee, before I die.
And Rebecca said to Isaac: I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the stock of this land, I choose not to live.
And God almighty bless thee, and make thee to increase and multiply thee: that thou mayst be a multitude of people.
And give the blessings of Abraham to thee, and to thy seed after thee: that thou mayst possess the land of thy sojournment, which he promised to thy grandfather.
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth: thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and IN THEE and thy seed, all the tribes of the earth SHALL BE BLESSED.
And I will be thy keeper whithersoever thou goest, and will bring thee back into this land: neither will I leave thee, till I shall have accomplished all that I have said.
And when Jacob awaked out of sleep, he said: Indeed 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
