Add parallel Print Page Options

Chapter 28

The Prince of Tyre. This word of the Lord came to me: Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus says the Lord God:

Your heart has grown proud,
    and thus you say, “I am a god;
I sit on a godly throne
    in the heart of the seas.”
But in reality you are a man, and not a god,
    even though you compare your mind
    with that of a god.
Are you as wise as Daniel?
    Is no secret hidden from you?

Read full chapter

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?

Read full chapter

Footnotes

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