Ezekiel 28:2
Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, Thus says lord LORD: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou have said, I am a god. I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas. Yet thou are man, and not God, though thou did set thy h
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1The word of LORD came again to me, saying,
3Behold, thou are wiser than Daniel. There is no secret that is hidden from thee.
Cross References
Genesis 3:5For God knows that in the day ye eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
2 Chronicles 26:16But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against LORD his God. For he went into the temple of LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.
Psalms 72:6He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.
Proverbs 16:18Pride [is] before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Isaiah 2:12For there shall be a day of LORD of hosts upon all that is proud and haughty, and upon all that is lifted up, and it shall be brought low,
Isaiah 14:14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds. I will make myself like the Most High.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:2-11
Fall of the Prince of Tyre. ( b. c. 588.) 1 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2 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: 3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee… Read the whole commentary →