Thematic Bible: Self-exaltation, the folly of
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He who exalts himself will be humbled. He who humbles himself will be exalted.
He who loves transgression loves discord. He who opens his door seeks destruction.
You felt sure of yourself in your evil. You thought that no one could see you. Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray. Then you said to yourself: 'I am God! There is no one else like me.'
You thought: 'I will go up to heaven (Mount Zion) and set up my throne above God's stars (messengers). I will sit on the mountain of meeting far away in the north where the gods assemble. I will go above the top of the clouds. I will be like the Most High.'
Even though you place yourself as high as the eagle, and though you nest among the stars, I will bring you down from there, said Jehovah!
It is not good to eat too much honey. To seek ones own glory is not glory.
Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men. Better that he says: Come up here than you be put down in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.
Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre: 'This is what the Lord Jehovah says: 'In your arrogance you say, 'I am a god (strong deity). I sit on God's throne in the sea.' But you are only human and not a god, although you think you are a god. (2 Thes 2:4)
The Lord Jehovah says: 'Because it is high in stature and has set its top among the clouds, and its heart is haughty in its loftiness,
They said to him: Allow us to sit next to you in your glory. One could sit on your right hand, and one on your left hand.
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