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Ezekiel 28:7 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Ezekiel 28:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 28 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.”
Ezekiel 28:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 28:7
Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. The hineni (הִנְנִי, "behold") formula arrests attention: God Himself acts. Strangers (zarim, זָרִים) are foreign invaders—specifically Babylon, though unnamed here. Aritsim (עָרִיצִים, "the terrible") means ruthless, violent, tyrannical—Babylon's armies were infamous for brutality.They shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom—the poetic justice is exquisite. Tyre's prince claimed god-like wisdo...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 28:7
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“the terrible of the nations”
“and all the multitude of it shall be destroyed.”
“the terrible of the nations”
“behold”
“without the people being afraid? Does evil happen to a city”
“I will bring on Tyre Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon”
“Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee”
“and”
“the giver of crowns”
“from the end of the earth”