28 2 The word of God against the king of Tyre for his pride. 21 The word of the Lord against Sidon. 25 The Lord promises that he will gather together the children of Israel.

The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,

Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord God, because thine heart is exalted, and thou hast said, [a]I am a god, I sit in the seat of God in the midst of the sea, yet thou art but a man and not God, and [b]though thou didst think in thine heart, that thou wast equal with God,

Behold, thou art wiser than [c]Daniel: there is no secret that they can hide from thee.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:2 I am safe that none can come to hurt me, as God is in the heaven.
  2. Ezekiel 28:2 Hebrew, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God.
  3. Ezekiel 28:3 Thus he speaketh by derision: for Daniel had declared notable signs of his wisdom in Babylon, when Ezekiel wrote this.

A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre

28 The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man(A), say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘In the pride of your heart
    you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne(B) of a god
    in the heart of the seas.”(C)
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
    though you think you are as wise as a god.(D)
Are you wiser than Daniel[a]?(E)
    Is no secret hidden from you?

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:3 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature