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Ezekiel 28:8 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Ezekiel 28:8 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 28 verse 8 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.”
Ezekiel 28:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 28:8
They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas. The Hebrew bôr (בּוֹר, "pit") refers to Sheol, the realm of the dead—a dramatic reversal for one claiming divine status. This verse concludes God's judgment against the king of Tyre who declared "I am a God" (v. 2). The phrase "the deaths of them that are slain" (literally "deaths of the pierced," מְמוֹתֵי חָלָל) uses the plural intensive form, indicating violent, ignominious death rather than peaceful passing."In the midst of the seas" is bitterly ironic—Tyre's island fortress...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 28:8
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“your merchandise and all your company did fall in the midst of you.”
“Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.”
“A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.”
“and his life from perishing by the sword.”
“and whole”
“wail for the multitude of Egypt”
“for peace I had great anguish”
“or descend together into the dust?,They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust., בַּדֵּי שְׁאֹל תֵּרַדְנָה אִם־יַחַד עַל־עָפָר נָחַת׃ ס ,They shall go down to the bars of the nether-world, When we are at rest together in the dust.,ἦ μετ' ἐμοῦ εἰς ᾅδην καταβήσονται ἢ ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐπὶ χώματος καταβησόμεθα,Will they go down with me to Hades, or shall we go down together to the tomb?,,,,”
“Yahweh”