Ezekiel 28:2

Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
man	אָדָ֡ם 'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute
say	אֱמֹר֩ 'e.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
prince	לִנְגִ֨יד lin.Gid	H5057	a commander (as occupying the front) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Tyrus	צֹ֜ר tzor	H6865	Tsor · proper noun, a place name
saith	אָמַ֣ר 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהֹוִ֗ה Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
heart	לִבְּךָ֙ li.be.Kha	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
up	גָּבַ֤הּ ga.Vah	H1361	to soar · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ va.To.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
God	אֵ֣ל 'el	H410	strength · noun, common masculine singular absolute
sit	יָשַׁ֖בְתִּי ya.Shav.ti	H3427	properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
seat	מוֹשַׁ֧ב mo.Shav	H4186	a seat · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	אֱלֹהִ֛ים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute
midst	בְּלֵ֣ב be.Lev	H3820	the heart · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
seas	יַמִּ֑ים ya.Mim	H3220	a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water · noun, common masculine plural absolute
man	אָדָם֙ 'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute
God	אֵ֔ל 'El	H410	strength · noun, common masculine singular absolute
set	וַתִּתֵּ֥ן va.ti.Ten	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
heart	לִבְּךָ֖ li.be.Kha	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
heart	כְּלֵ֥ב ke.Lev	H3820	the heart · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
God	אֱלֹהִֽים 'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 28:9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.
2 Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewi…
Isaiah 14:13-14 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount…
Psalms 9:20 Put them in fear, O LORD: that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah.
Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Isaiah 31:3 Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpe…
Acts 12:22-23 And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man.
Isaiah 2:12 For the day of the LORD of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brou…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:1-10

We had done with Tyrus in the foregoing chapter, but now the prince of Tyrus is to be singled out from the rest. Here is something to be said to him by himself, a message to him from God, which the prophet must send him, whether he will hear or whether he will forbear. I. He must tell him of his pride. His people are proud (Eze 27:3) and so is he; and they shall both be made to know that God resists the proud. Let us see, 1. What were the expressions of his pride: His heart was lifted up, Eze 28:2. He had a great conceit of himself, was puffed up with an opinion of his own sufficiency, and looked with disdain upon all about him. Out of the abundance of the pride of his heart he said, I am a…

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Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 28:2

Say unto the prince of Tyrus - But who was this prince of Tyrus? Some think Hiram; some, Sin; some, the devil; others, Ithobaal, with whom the chronology and circumstances best agree. Origen thought the guardian angel of the city was intended. I am a god - That is, I am absolute, independent, and accountable to none. He was a man of great pride and arrogance.

John Gill on Ezekiel 28:2

Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre,.... Whose name was Ethbaal, or Ithobalus, as he is called in Josephus; for that this was Hiram that was in the days of Solomon, and lived a thousand years, is a fable of the Jewish Rabbins, as Jerom relates: this prince of Tyre is thought by some to be an emblem of the devil; but rather of antichrist; and between them there is a great agreement, and it seems to have a prophetic respect to him: thus saith the Lord God, because thine heart is lifted up: with pride, on account of his wisdom and knowledge, wealth and riches, as later mentioned: and thou hast said, I am a god; this he said in his heart, in the pride of it, and perhaps expressed it with h…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 28:1-10

Fall of the Prince of Tyre Eze 28:1. And the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Eze 28:2. Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Because thy heart has lifted itself up, and thou sayest, "I am a God, I sit upon a seat of Gods, in the heart of the seas," when thou art a man and not God, and cherishest a mind like a God's mind, Eze 28:3. Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; nothing secret is obscure to thee; Eze 28:4. Through thy wisdom and thy understanding hast thou acquired might, and put gold and silver in thy treasuries; Eze 28:5. Through the greatness of thy wisdom hast thou increased thy might by thy trade, and thy heart has lifted itself up on account of thy…

The Church Fathers

The devil has fallen into such madness and is excited in such a frenzy that he has called himself God, and he has persuaded people to offer worship to him instead.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON EZEKIEL 11:28

The bishops have directed that the case of the prince of Tyre should be examined, to say something about merits and faults, and they have ordered also that I should return to the subject of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, on certain points.
— Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON EZEKIEL 13:1

Who then will pay the price for the shedding of the blood of him who came in human likeness, if not [Satan], who, clothing himself in a human form, betrayed him, not because he was able to condemn and betray him but because he wished to betray him? It was not [the Lord] who killed malice. It killed itself through its works.… If anyone shoots an arrow against his enemy that returns to strike him, he breaks the arrow and burns his bow. In the same way, Satan, seeing that the Son's death was victory for the world and that his cross freed created beings, entered into Judas, his [chosen] vessel, and the latter went and put a cord around his neck and choked himself.
— Ephrem the Syrian, COMMENTARY ON TATIAN'S DIATESSARON 20:18

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Dictionary and topics

Tyre — A rock, now es-Sur; an ancient Phoenician city, about 23 miles, in a direct line, north of Acre, and 20 south of Sidon. Sidon was the oldest Phoenician city, but Tyre had a longer and more…
Tyrus — This form is employed in the Authorized Version of the books of Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea (Joel has “Tyre”), Amos and Zechariah, as follows: (Jeremiah 25:22; 27:3; 47:4; Ezekiel 26:2,3,4,7,15;…
Commerce · Success in, led to pride, &c — Success in, led to pride, &c
Pride · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Providence Of God, The · Danger of denying — Danger of denying
Self-Exaltation · .Prince of Tyre, making himself Go — .Prince of Tyre, making himself Go
Sins, National · Exemplified: Tyre — Exemplified: Tyre
Tyre · Inhabitants of: Proud and haughty — Inhabitants of: Proud and haughty

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 28:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:1-10

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 28:2

John Gill on Ezekiel 28:2

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 28:1-10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 28:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:1-10

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 28:2

John Gill on Ezekiel 28:2

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 28:1-10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 28:1-19

Rashi on Ezekiel 28:2