Ezekiel 28:2
And thou, son of man, say to the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord; Because thine heart has been exalted, and thou hast said, I am God, I have inhabited the dwelling of God in the heart of the sea; yet thou art man and not God, though thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God:
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
3art thou wiser than Daniel? or have not the wise instructed thee with their knowledge?
Cross References
Genesis 3:5For God knew that in whatever day ye should eat of it your eyes would be opened, and ye would be as gods, knowing good and evil.
2 Chronicles 26:16And when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction; and he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
Psalms 72:6Therefore pride has possessed them; they have clothed themselves with their injustice and ungodliness.
Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and folly before a fall.
Isaiah 2:12For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and haughty, and upon every one that is high and towering, and they shall be brought down;
Isaiah 14:14I will go up above the clouds; I will be 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 →