Parallel Verses
NET Bible
"'Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because you think you are godlike,
New American Standard Bible
Therefore thus says the Lord God,
‘Because you have
Like the heart of God,
King James Version
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
Holman Bible
Therefore this is what the Lord God says:
International Standard Version
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: "Because you've made your heart like that of God
A Conservative Version
Therefore thus says lord LORD: Because thou have set thy heart as the heart of God,
American Standard Version
therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God,
Amplified
Therefore thus says the Lord God,
Like the mind of God [having thoughts and plans like God Himself],
Bible in Basic English
For this cause the Lord has said: Because you have made your heart as the heart of God,
Darby Translation
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God,
Julia Smith Translation
For this, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of thy giving thy heart as the heart of God;
King James 2000
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Because you have set your heart as the heart of God;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Because of your regarding your {mind} like [the] {mind} of a god,
Modern King James verseion
Therefore so says the Lord Jehovah: Because you have set your heart as the heart of gods,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore thus sayeth the LORD God: Forsomuch as thou hast lift up thine heart, as though thou were God:
New Heart English Bible
therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Because you have set your heart as the heart of God,
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, - Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God,
Webster
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God;
World English Bible
therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Because you have set your heart as the heart of God,
Youngs Literal Translation
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of thy giving out thy heart as the heart of God,
Themes
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
The Providence of God » Danger of denying
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Pride a cause of its destruction
Topics
Interlinear
Nathan
Leb
References
Smith
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 28:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prophecy Aimed At The King Of Tyre
5 By your great skill in trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart is proud because of your wealth. 6 "'Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because you think you are godlike, 7 I am about to bring foreigners against you, the most terrifying of nations. They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom, and they will defile your splendor.
Names
Cross References
Ezekiel 28:2
"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.
Exodus 9:17
You are still exalting yourself against my people by not releasing them.
Job 9:4
He is wise in heart and mighty in strength -- who has resisted him and remained safe?
Job 40:9-12
Do you have an arm as powerful as God's, and can you thunder with a voice like his?
1 Corinthians 10:22
Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we really stronger than he is?
2 Thessalonians 2:4
He opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, and as a result he takes his seat in God's temple, displaying himself as God.
James 1:11
For the sun rises with its heat and dries up the meadow; the petal of the flower falls off and its beauty is lost forever. So also the rich person in the midst of his pursuits will wither away.