Ezekiel 28 · Verse 22

Ezekiel 28:22

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.
Ezekiel 28:22, King James Version

Ezekiel 28:22 in other translations

BSBAnd 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.
WEBand say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “Behold, I am against you, Sidon. I will be glorified among you. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have executed judgments in her, and am sanctified in her.
ASVand 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.
YLTand 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.
DARBYand 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.
BBEThese 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.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Ezekiel 28:22 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
22. shall be sanctified in her--when all nations shall see that I am the Holy Judge in the vengeance that I will inflict on her for sin.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 28:20-26

. The Zidonians were borderers upon the land of Israel, and they might have learned to glorify the Lord; but, instead of that, they seduced Israel to the worship of their idols. War and pestilence are God's messengers; but he will be glorified in the restoring his people to their former safety and prosperity. God will cure them of their sins, and ease them of their troubles. This promise will at length fully come to…

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Ezekiel 28:22 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.Taand you will sayH559
כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3069
הִנְנִ֤יhi.Nihere IH2005
עָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikh[am] on youH5921
צִיד֔וֹןtzi.DonO SidonH6721
וְנִכְבַּדְתִּ֖יve.nikh.bad.Tiand I will gain gloryH3513
בְּתוֹכֵ֑ךְbe.to.Khekhin [the] midst of youH8432
וְֽיָדְע֞וּve.ya.de.'Uand people will knowH3045
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֗הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
בַּעֲשׂ֥וֹתִיba.'a.So.tiwhen bring about IH6213
בָ֛הּvahon <the> it
שְׁפָטִ֖יםshe.fa.TimjudgmentsH8201
וְנִקְדַּ֥שְׁתִּיve.nik.Dash.tiand I will show myself holyH6942
בָֽהּ\׃Vahin it

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Cross references for Ezekiel 28:22

  • Ezekiel 39:13

    Yea, all the people of the land shall bury them; and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be glorified, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 20:41

    I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.

  • Exodus 14:4

    And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart, that he shall follow after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host; that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord. And they did so.

  • Ezekiel 30:19

    Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Exodus 14:17

    And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.

  • Psalms 21:12-13

    Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

  • Ezekiel 28:25-26

    Thus saith the Lord God; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob. And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the Lord their God.

  • Isaiah 5:15-16

    And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled: But the Lord of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

  • Ezekiel 29:10

    Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste and desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of Ethiopia.

  • Leviticus 10:3

    Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.

  • Jeremiah 21:13

    Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the Lord; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations?

  • Nahum 2:13

    Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I am against.
5:8; 21:3; 26:3; 29:3,10; 38:3; 39:1-3; Jer 21:13; 50:31; Na 1:6; 2:13
Na 3:5
I will.
25; 39:13; Ex 9:16; 14:4,17; 15:21; Le 10:3; 1Sa 17:45-47
Ps 9:16; 21:12,13; 83:17; Isa 5:15,16; 37:20; Re 19:1,2
shall be.
20:41; 36:23; 38:23

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Context

  • Ezekiel 28:21

    Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,

  • Ezekiel 28:22

    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.

  • Ezekiel 28:23

    For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

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Ezekiel 28:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dirás: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: He aquí yo contra ti, oh Sidón, y en medio de ti seré glorificado: y sabrán que yo soy Jehová, cuando hiciere en ella juicios, y en ella me santificare.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et dis: Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Voici, j’en veux à toi, Sidon, et je serai glorifié au milieu de toi; et on saura que je suis l’ Éternel, quand j’exécuterai des jugements au milieu d’elle et que j’aurai été sanctifié en elle.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und sprich: So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Siehe, ich will an dich, Zidon, und will mich verherrlichen in deiner Mitte; und sie werden wissen, daß ich Jehova bin, wenn ich Gerichte an ihm übe und mich an ihm heilige
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et dices: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Ecce ego ad te, Sidon, et glorificabor in medio tui: et scient quia ego Dominus, cum fecero in ea judicia, et sanctificatus fuero in ea.