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Ezekiel 28:2 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Ezekiel 28:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 28 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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: midst: Heb. heart”
Ezekiel 28:2 (KJV)
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Commentary on Ezekiel 28:2
God addresses 'the prince of Tyre,' exposing his arrogant claim: '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.' The Hebrew 'gabah libekha' (גָּבַהּ לִבֶּךָ, 'your heart is lifted up') describes pride's essential nature—self-exaltation. The prince's claim 'I am a God' (el ani, אֵל אָנִי) represents ultimate hubris, echoing Satan's original rebellion ('I will be like the Most High,' Isaiah 14:14). The phrase 'in the midst of the seas' refers t...
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Cross-References for Ezekiel 28:2
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“I am God? but you are man”
“setting himself up as God.”
“I will ascend into heaven! I will exalt my throne above the stars of God! I will sit on the mountain of assembly, in the far north!,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 of the congregation, in the sides of the north:, וְאַתָּה אָמַרְתָּ בִלְבָבְךָ הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶעֱלֶה מִמַּעַל לְכוֹכְבֵי־אֵל אָרִים כִּסְאִי וְאֵשֵׁב בְּהַר־מוֹעֵד בְּיַרְכְּתֵי צָפוֹן׃ ,And thou saidst in thy heart: I will ascend into heaven”
“and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
“and not God; and their horses flesh”
“Yahweh. Let the nations know that they are only men. Selah.”
“The voice of a god, and not of a man!”
“and for all that is lifted up; and it shall be brought low:”
“take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre”
“and you forget Yahweh your God”