Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre. So says the Lord Jehovah: Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are a man and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of gods;
New American Standard Bible
“Son of man, say to the
“Because your heart is lifted up
And you have said, ‘
I sit in the seat of
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are a
Although you make your heart like the heart of God—
King James Version
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:
Holman Bible
“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: This is what the Lord God says:
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.
International Standard Version
"Son of Man, tell Tyre's Commander-in-Chief, "This is what the Lord GOD says: "Because your heart is arrogant, and because you keep saying, "I have taken my seat, I am a god, seated in God's seat right in the middle of the sea,' and because you're a man, and not a god, even though you pretend that you have a god-like heart"
A Conservative Version
Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, Thus says lord LORD: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou have said, I am a god. I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas. Yet thou are man, and not God, though thou did set thy h
American Standard Version
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;-
Amplified
“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God,
And you have said and thought, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of the gods
In the heart of the seas’;
Yet you are [only] a man [weak, feeble, made of earth] and not God,
Though you [imagine yourself to be more than mortal and] think your mind is as [wise as] the mind of God—
Bible in Basic English
Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, This is what the Lord has said: Because your heart has been lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I am seated on the seat of God in the heart of the seas; but you are man and not God, though you have made your heart as the heart of God:
Darby Translation
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 heart of the seas, (and thou art a man, and not God,) and thou settest thy heart as the heart of God:
Julia Smith Translation
Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart was lifted up, and thou wilt say, I am God, I sat upon the seat of God in the heart of the seas; and thou art man and not God, and thou wilt give thy heart as the heart of God.
King James 2000
Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD; Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are a man, and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of God:
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Because your heart was haughty, and you said, 'I [am] a god; I sit [in the] seat of [the] gods, I sit in [the] heart of [the] seas!' But you are a human, not a god, and you gave your heart to be like [the] heart of a god.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Thou son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Because thou hast a proud heart and hast said, 'I am a God, I have my seat in the midst of the sea like a God,' whereas thou art but a man, and not God, and yet standest in thine own conceit, that thou art God:
NET Bible
"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Your heart is proud and you said, "I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas" -- yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.
New Heart English Bible
"Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas'; yet you are man, and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of God?
The Emphasized Bible
Son of man Say to the Prince of Tyre. Thus, saith My Lord. Yahweh - Because lofty, is thy heart and thou hast said A GOD, am I, In the seat of God, have I taken my seat In the heart of the seas; Whereas thou art a man, and not a GOD, But hast set thy heart as the heart of God:
Webster
Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord GOD; 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 a man, and not God, though thou settest thy heart as the heart of God:
World English Bible
Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are man, and not God, though you did set your heart as the heart of God --
Youngs Literal Translation
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 am, The habitation of God I have inhabited, In the heart of the seas, And thou art man, and not God, And thou givest out thy heart as the heart of God,
Themes
Exaltation » Of self » Self-exaltation, the folly of
Pride » Instances of » Kings of tyre
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
The Providence of God » Danger of denying
Self-exaltation » Instances of » Prince of tyre, making himself God
national Sins » Exemplified » Tyre
Tyre » Inhabitants of » Proud and haughty
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Pride a cause of its destruction
Topics
Interlinear
Nagiyd
Leb
Yashab
Mowshab
Leb
Nathan
Leb
Leb
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 28:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prophecy Aimed At The King Of Tyre
1 The Word of Jehovah came again to me, saying, 2 Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre. So says the Lord Jehovah: Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet you are a man and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of gods; 3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; all secret things are not hidden from you!
Cross References
Ezekiel 28:9
Will you yet say before him who kills you, I am of the gods? But you are a man, and not God, in the hand of him who kills you.
2 Thessalonians 2:4
who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself forth, that he is God.
Isaiah 31:3
And Egypt is a man, and not God; and their horses are flesh, and not Spirit. When Jehovah shall stretch out His hand, both he who helps shall fall, and he who is helped shall fall down, and they shall all cease together.
Psalm 9:20
Put them in fear, O Jehovah, let the nations know they are but men. Selah.
Isaiah 14:13-14
For you have said in your heart, I will go up to the heavens, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; I will also sit on the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north.
Genesis 3:5
for God knows that in the day you eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as God, knowing good and evil.
Deuteronomy 8:14
then your heart might be lifted up, and you might forget Jehovah your God who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of slaves.
2 Chronicles 26:16
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to ruin. For he sinned against Jehovah his God, and went into the temple of Jehovah to burn incense on the altar of incense.
Psalm 72:6-7
He shall come down like rain on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth.
Psalm 82:6-7
I have said, You are gods; and all of you sons of the Most High.
Proverbs 16:18
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Proverbs 18:12
Before shattering, the heart of man is proud, and before honor is humility.
Isaiah 2:12
For the day of Jehovah of Hosts shall be on every proud and lofty one, and on every lifted up one; and he shall be brought low,
Ezekiel 27:3-4
And say to Tyre, O you who are placed at the entrance of the sea, a merchant of the peoples for many coastlands, so says the Lord Jehovah: O Tyre, you have said, I am of perfect beauty.
Ezekiel 27:26-27
Your rowers have made you come into great waters; the east wind has broken you in the heart of the seas.
Ezekiel 28:5-6
By your great wisdom and by your trade you have multiplied your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches.
Ezekiel 28:12-14
Son of man, lift up a lament over the king of Tyre, and say to him, So says the Lord Jehovah: You seal the measure, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
Ezekiel 28:17
Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you have spoiled your wisdom because of your brightness. I will cast you to the ground; I will put you before kings, that they may behold you.
Ezekiel 31:10
So the Lord Jehovah says this: Because you have lifted yourself up in height, and he set his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
Daniel 4:30-31
The king spoke and said, Is this not great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the honor of my majesty?
Daniel 5:22-23
And you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, though you knew all this.
Habakkuk 2:4
Behold, the soul of him is lifted up, and is not upright; but the just shall live by his faith.
Acts 12:22-23
And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god and not of a man!
1 Timothy 3:6
not a novice, lest being puffed up he may fall into the condemnation of the Devil.
1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, younger ones, be subject to older ones, and all being subject to one another. Put on humility. For God resists proud ones, but He gives grace to the humble.
Revelation 17:3
And he carried me away into a desert by the Spirit. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet-colored beast, filled with names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.