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Ezekiel 28:1–2

Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyre

28 The word of the Lord came to me: h“Son of man, say to ithe prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God:

j“Because your heart is proud,

and kyou have said, ‘I am a god,

I sit in the seat of the gods,

in the heart of the seas,’

yet lyou are but a man, and no god,

mthough you make your heart like the heart of a god—

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Ezekiel 28:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“ ‘In the pride of your heart

you say, “I am a god;

I sit on the throne of a god

in the heart of the seas.”

But you are a mere mortal and not a god,

though you think you are as wise as a god.

Ezekiel 28:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 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:

Ezekiel 28:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Then this message came to me from the Lord: “Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign Lord:

“In your great pride you claim, ‘I am a god!

I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.’

But you are only a man and not a god,

though you boast that you are a god.

Ezekiel 28:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

The word of the Lord came to me again, saying, “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God:

“Because your heart is lifted up,

And you say, ‘I am a god,

I sit in the seat of gods,

In the midst of the seas,’

Yet you are a man, and not a god,

Though you set your heart as the heart of a god

Ezekiel 28:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying: “Human, say to the ruler of Tyre: ‘This is what the Lord God says:

Because you are proud,

you say, “I am a god.

I sit on the throne of a god

in the middle of the seas.”

You think you are as wise as a god,

but you are a human, not a god.

Ezekiel 28:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying, Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy 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 man, and not God, though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of God;—

Ezekiel 28:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a •god, I sit in the seat of God, in the heart of the seas, (and thou art a man, and not •God,) and thou settest thy heart as the heart of God:

Ezekiel 28:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The Lord spoke his word to me. He said, “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: 

In your arrogance you say, 

“I’m a god. I sit on God’s throne in the sea.” 

But you’re only human and not a god, 

although you think you are a god. 

Ezekiel 28:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre: 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 gods

in the heart of the sea.’

Yet you are a man and not a god,

though you have regarded your heart

as that of a god.

Ezekiel 28:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The word of the Lord came to me: Mortal, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God:

Because your heart is proud

and you have said, “I am a god;

I sit in the seat of the gods,

in the heart of the seas,”

yet you are but a mortal, and no god,

though you compare your mind

with the mind of a god.

Ezekiel 28:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh:

“Because your heart was haughty,

and you said, ‘I am a god;

I sit in the seat of the gods,

I sit in the heart of the seas!’

But you are a human, not a god,

and you gave your heart to be like the heart of a god.

Ezekiel 28:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

A message came to me from the Lord. He said, “Son of man, speak to Ethbaal. He is the ruler of Tyre. Tell him, ‘The Lord and King says,

“ ‘ “In your proud heart

you say, ‘I am a god.

I sit on the throne of a god

in the Mediterranean Sea.’

But you are only a man. You are not a god.

In spite of that, you think you are as wise as a god.

Ezekiel 28:1–2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The word of the Lord came again to me, saying,

Son of man, say to the leader 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 God,

Although you make your heart like the heart of God


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