Ezekiel 28:6
in Ezekiel 28Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,
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ASV
therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God,
KJV
Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
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This verse in Ezekiel 28
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
you regard your heart as the heart of a god
on Ezekiel 28:6-10
The sentence matches the crime clause for clause: strangers will draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom. The pit and the deaths of the uncircumcised name the shame, burial without the covenant sign. The strangers are Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon (26:7) and, in the older commentators' reading, Alexander after him.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Chapter 28, Verse 1 onwards) 'The word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus says the Lord God: Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas,' yet you are a man, and not a god, though you set your heart as the heart of a god. Behold, you are wiser than Daniel! There is no secret that is hidden from you.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לָכֵ֕ן | lakhen | <to> therefore | H3651 → | 771 times |
| כֹּ֥ה | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַ֖ר | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| יַ֛עַן | yaan | because | H3282 → | 99 times |
| תִּתְּךָ֥ | titekha | making you | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| לְבָבְךָ֖ | levavekha | heart your | H3824 → | 252 times |
| כְּלֵ֥ב | kelev | like [the] heart of | H3820 → | 595 times |
| אֱלֹהִֽים׃ | ʾelohim | a god | H430 → | 2601 times |
לָכֵ֕ן<to> therefore
lakhenH3651 →771 times
כֹּ֥הthus
kohH3541 →577 times
אָמַ֖רhe says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
יַ֛עַןbecause
yaanH3282 →99 times
תִּתְּךָ֥making you
titekhaH5414 →2011 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
לְבָבְךָ֖heart your
levavekhaH3824 →252 times
כְּלֵ֥בlike [the] heart of
kelevH3820 →595 times
אֱלֹהִֽים׃a god
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Thessalonians 2:4He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
it leads to
- Isaiah 14:13–14
You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Daniel 7:25
He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for…
- Ezekiel 28:2
“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of…
- Revelation 13:6–7
And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven.
- Isaiah 14:13–14
Through
James 1:11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
it leads to
- Isaiah 40:7–8
The grass withers and the flowers fall when the breath of the LORD blows on them; indeed, the people are grass.
- Psalms 37:35–36
I have seen a wicked, ruthless man flourishing like a well-rooted native tree,
- Isaiah 40:7–8
Through
Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 28:9
Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4
He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
- Ezekiel 28:9
Where this verse is studied
About Ezekiel
This page draws on Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.