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A Prophecy against the Ruler of Tyre

Ezekiel 28:6

In 11 translations

BSB
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,
KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
WEB
“‘therefore the Lord Yahweh 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,
LSV
Therefore, thus said Lord YHWH: Because of your giving out your 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,
DBY
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God,Elohim
DRC
Therefore, thus saith the Lord God: Because thy heart is lifted up as the heart of God:
GNV
Therefore thus sayeth the Lord God, Because thou didest thinke in thine heart, that thou wast equall with God,
JPS
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God;
LXXE
Therefore thus saith the Lord; Since thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;

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Original-language editions

WLC
לָכֵ֕ן כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה יַ֛עַן תִּתְּךָ֥ אֶת־לְבָבְךָ֖ כְּלֵ֥ב אֱלֹהִֽים׃
LXX-Br
Διατοῦτο τάδε λέγει Κύριος, ἐπειδὴ δέδωκας τὴν καρδίαν σου ὡς καρδίαν Θεοῦ,

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, 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…
  • Exodus 9:17Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.
  • Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
  • 2 Thessalonians 2:4He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
  • 1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
  • James 1:11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
  • Job 40:9–12Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His? Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory. Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and…

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