Ezekiel 28:6
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
Ezekiel 28:6 in other translations
| BSB | Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god, |
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| WEB | “‘therefore the Lord GOD says: “Because you have set your heart as the heart of God, |
| ASV | therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God, |
| YLT | Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of thy giving out thy heart as the heart of God, |
| DARBY | Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God, |
| BBE | For this cause the Lord has said: Because you have made your heart as the heart of God, |
| Webster | Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God; |
What does Ezekiel 28:6 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 28:1-19
The sentence against the prince or king of Tyre. (Ezek 28:1-19) The fall of Zidon. (Ezek 28:20-23) The restoration of Israel. (Ezek 28:24-26) Verses 1-19 Ethbaal, or Ithobal, was the prince or king of Tyre; and being lifted up with excessive pride, he claimed Divine honours. Pride is peculiarly the sin of our fallen nature. Nor can any wisdom, except that which the Lord gives, lead to happiness in this world or in…
Ezekiel 28:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 28:6
- Ezekiel 28:2
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:
- Exodus 9:17
As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go?
- James 1:11
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4
Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
- Job 40:9-12
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him? Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with glory and beauty. Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him. Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
- Job 9:4
He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
- 1 Corinthians 10:22
Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
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Context
- Ezekiel 28:5
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
- Ezekiel 28:6
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
- Ezekiel 28:7
Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.
Ezekiel 28:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por tanto, así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Por cuanto pusiste tu corazón como corazón de Dios, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | à cause de cela, ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Parce que tu as élevé ton cœur comme un cœur de dieu, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | darum, so spricht der Herr, Jehova: Weil du einen Sinn hegst, wie eines Gottes Sinn, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | propterea hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Eo quod elevatum est cor tuum quasi cor dei, |