Ezekiel 28:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.”
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““Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:”
King James Version · Public Domain“Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art man, and not God, though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of God;—”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart hath been high, And thou dost say: A god I <FI>am<Fi> , The habitation of God I have inhabited, In the heart of the seas, And thou <FI>art<Fi> man, and not God, And thou givest out thy heart as the heart of God,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 28:2 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 3:5“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
- Deuteronomy 8:14then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- 2 Chronicles 26:16But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.
- Psalms 9:20Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah
- Psalms 72:6May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
- Psalms 82:6I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
- Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 18:12Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
- Isaiah 2:12For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted— it will be humbled—
- Isaiah 14:13You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north.
- Isaiah 14:14I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”
- Isaiah 31:3But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
- Ezekiel 27:3Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’
- Ezekiel 27:26Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.
- Ezekiel 28:5By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
- Ezekiel 28:9Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.
- Ezekiel 28:12“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
- Ezekiel 28:17Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.
- Ezekiel 29:3Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’
- Ezekiel 29:9The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it,’
- Ezekiel 31:10Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Since it became great in height and set its top among the clouds, and it grew proud on account of its height,
- Daniel 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
- Daniel 5:22But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
- Daniel 11:12When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be proud in heart and will cast down tens of thousands, but he will not triumph.
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