Ezekiel 28:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 28:6

4 With your wisdom and your understanding
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),”

6 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord God:
“Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,

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.

8 They shall throw you down into the ^aPit,
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.

10 You shall die the death of ^athe uncircumcised
By the hand of aliens;
For I have spoken,” says the Lord God.’ ”

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 28:6

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American Standard Version
therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God,

Amplified® Bible
Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have imagined your mind as the mind of God [having thoughts and purposes suitable only to God Himself],

Contemporary English Version
You compared yourself to a god, so now I, the LORD God,

Darby English Version
Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God,

Good News Bible
"Now then, this is what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying: Because you think you are as wise as a god,

King James Version
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;

New American Standard Bible
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, `Because you have made your heart Like the heart of God,

New International Version
" 'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says:
" 'Because you think you are wise,
as wise as a god,

New King James Version
'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:
"Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, 'Because you have made your heart Like the heart of God,

Revised Standard Version
therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Because you consider yourself as wise as a god,

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because of thy giving out thy heart as the heart of God,

New English Translation
“‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because you think you are godlike,¹

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