Proclamation Against the King of Tyre
1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
“Because your heart is alifted up,
And byou say, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of gods,
cIn the midst of the seas,’
dYet you are a man, and not a god,
Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
“Because your heart is alifted up,
And byou say, ‘I am a god,
I sit in the seat of gods,
cIn the midst of the seas,’
dYet you are a man, and not a god,
Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
4 With your wisdom and your understanding
You have gained ariches for yourself,
And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;
You have gained ariches for yourself,
And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;
5 aBy your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches,
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”
7 Behold, therefore, I will bring astrangers against you,
bThe most terrible of the nations;
And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom,
And defile your splendor.
bThe most terrible of the nations;
And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom,
And defile your splendor.
8 They shall throw you down into the aPit,
And you shall die the death of the slain
In the midst of the seas.
And you shall die the death of the slain
In the midst of the seas.
9 “Will you still asay before him who slays you,
‘I am a god’?
But you shall be a man, and not a god,
In the hand of him who slays you.
‘I am a god’?
But you shall be a man, and not a god,
In the hand of him who slays you.
10 You shall die the death of athe uncircumcised
By the hand of aliens;
For I have spoken,” says the Lord God.’ ”
By the hand of aliens;
For I have spoken,” says the Lord God.’ ”
Lamentation for the King of Tyre
11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
12 “Son of man, atake up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
b“You were the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
b“You were the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in Adam Clarke for Ezekiel 28:1.
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