“ ‘therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Because you have set your heart as the heart of God,
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“ ‘therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Because you have set your heart as the heart of God,
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God;
Cross-references (7)
Passages linked to Ezekiel 28:6 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 28:2 “Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the middle of the seas;’ yet you are man, and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of God—
- Exodus 9:17 because you still exalt yourself against my people, that you won’t let them go.
- Job 9:4 God who is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who has hardened himself against him and prospered?
- Job 40:9-12 Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him? “Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty. Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low. Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.
- 1 Corinthians 10:22 Or do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he?
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.
- James 1:11 For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 28:6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because…
Eze 28:6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
Ver. 6. Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God.] Thou thinkest thy wisdom to be divine, and thyself the only one. The Tyrians were famous for their great wisdom, {Zec 9:2} and they are said to be the inventors of many arts; yet should they not have overly weaned themselves in this sort; which because they did, let them hear their doom.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Hast set thine heart: see Eze 28:2.
Hast set thine heart: see Eze 28:2.
As the heart of God, who doth, as justly he may, design himself, his own glory, in all he designeth and worketh, and take the glory to himself; thou hast done so too, designed thy own greatness, and gloried in it.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Therefore thus saith the Lord God,.... Now follows the…
Therefore thus saith the Lord God,.... Now follows the punishment threatened, because of all this pride, haughtiness, and blasphemy:
because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God; seeking thine own glory; setting up thyself above all others; assuming that to thyself which belongs to God; and making thyself equal to him, or showing thyself as if thou wast God; See Gill on Eze 28:2.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Because, &c.--resumptive of Eze 28:2.
Because, &c.--resumptive of Eze 28:2.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (6) Set thine heart as the heart of God.—The…
(6) Set thine heart as the heart of God.—The same expression as in Eze_28:2. (Comp. Oba_1:3, “The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee.”) The meaning is plain: thou hast entertained thoughts and purposes fitting only to the Supreme.
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the ruler of Tyre.
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General Information:
The words "you" and "your" in these verses refer to the ruler of Tyre.
you have made your heart like the heart of a god
Here "heart" represents the mind or thinking. A god thinks of himself as better than people. See how you translated the similar phrase in Ezekiel 28:2. (See: Metonymy and Simile)
the beauty of your wisdom
The abstract nouns "beauty" and "wisdom" can be translated using the adjective "beautiful" and the adverb "wisely." AT: "the beautiful things that you have so wisely made" (See: Abstract Nouns)
profane your splendor
The abstract noun "splendor" can be translated using the adjective "splendid." AT: "profane how splendid you are" or "defile how majestic you are" (See: Abstract Nouns)
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heart
alien
nation
sword
wise
profane
splendor
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 28:6-7 The prince of Tyre’s pride was the precursor…
28:6-7 The prince of Tyre’s pride was the precursor to his fall (Prov 16:18). His claim to wisdom and power would be empty when the Lord brought the Babylonian army against him; they would draw their swords and cut him down to size.
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