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You will be but a mortal, not a god, in the hands of those who slay you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Will you then boast, ‘I am a god!’ to those who kill you? To them you will be no god but merely a man!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who kill you, though you are but a man, and no god, in the hands of those who slay you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I <i>am</i> God? but thou <i>shalt be</i> a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Will you still say before him who slays you, ‘I <i>am</i> a god’? But you <i>shall be</i> a man, and not a god, In the hand of him who slays you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘Will you still say, “I am a god,” In the presence of one who kills you, Though you are a mortal and not God, In the hands of those who wound you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216Will you still say, &#8220I am a god,&#8221 In the presence of your slayer, Though you are a man and not God, In the hands of those who wound you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Will you still say, “I am a god,” In the presence of your slayer, Although you are a man and not God, In the hands of those who wound you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Will you still say, “I am a god,” In the presence of the one who kills you, Though you are a man and not God, In the hands of those who slay you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘Will you still say, “I am a god,” In the presence of him who kills you? But you are [only] a man [made of earth] and not God, In the hands of those who wound <i>and</i> profane you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will you still say, “I am a god,” in the presence of those who slay you? Yet you will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who kill you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will you still say, &#8216I am a god,&#8217 in the presence of those who kill you? Yet you will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who kill you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou art man, and not God, in the hand of him that woundeth thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When you face your enemies, will you still claim to be a god? They will attack, and you will suffer like any other human. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou art man, and not God, in the hand of him that woundeth thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will no longer say that you are a god when you face those who kill you. You will be a human, not a god, in the hands of those who kill you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When they come to kill you, will you still claim that you are a god? When you face your murderers, you will be mortal and not at all divine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Is that when you'll say, 'I'm God' to the face of those who will be killing you? After all, you're a man, and have never been a god, especially when you're under the control of those who will defile you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will you still say, ?I am a god,? in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Will you still say, "I am a god," before the one who kills you--though you are a man and not a god--when you are in the power of those who wound you? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Will you yet say before him who kills you, 'I am a god'? But you are a man, and not a god, in the hand of him who wounds you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no god, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Will you yet say before him who kills you, ‘I am God’? But you are man, and not God, in the hand of him who wounds you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Do you really say, I [am] God, "" Before him who is slaying you? And you [are] man, and not God, "" In the hand of him who is piercing you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Dost thou really say, 'I am God,' Before him who is slaying thee? And thou art man, and not God, In the hand of him who is piercing thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Saying, wilt thou say, I am God, before him slaying thee? and thou art man and not God, in the hand of him wounding thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wilt thou yet say before them that slay thee: I am God; whereas thou art a man, and not God, in the hand of them that slay thee? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />So then, will you speak, in the presence of those who are destroying you, before the hand of those who are killing you, saying, ‘I am God,’ though you are a man, and not God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then, face to face with your killers, will you still say, “I am a god”? No, you are a man, not a god, handed over to those who slay you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Will you still say, “I am a god,” in the presence of those who kill you, though you are but a mortal, and no god, in the hands of those who wound you?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Perhaps you will still say before those who slay you, I am God. Yet you are but a man, and no God, in the hands of those who slay you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Will you say before your killers, "I am God"? For you are a son of man in the hands of your killers, and you are not God<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee: I am God? But thou art man, and not God, In the hand of them that defile thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Wilt thou indeed say, I am God, before them that slay thee? whereas thou art man, and not God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=8075" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Prophecy Against the King of Tyre</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: he·’ā·mōr (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Will you still say,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: tō·mar (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ā·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">‘I</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">am a god,’</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">in the presence</a> <a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: hō·rə·ḡe·ḵā (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 2ms) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">of those who slay you?</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">will be only a man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">a god,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">in the hands</a> <a href="/hebrew/2490.htm" title="2490: mə·ḥal·le·ḵā (V-Piel-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bore, i.e. to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane, to break, to begin; denom. to play.">of those who wound you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-15</a></span><br />You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” / But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-20.htm">Daniel 5:20-23</a></span><br />But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. / He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes. / But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-21.htm">Acts 12:21-23</a></span><br />On the appointed day, Herod donned his royal robes, sat on his throne, and addressed the people. / And they began to shout, “This is the voice of a god, not a man!” / Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a></span><br />He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-3.htm">Isaiah 31:3</a></span><br />But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/40-9.htm">Job 40:9-14</a></span><br />Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His? / Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory. / Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-22.htm">2 Kings 19:22-28</a></span><br />Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the Holy One of Israel! / Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests. / I have dug wells and drunk foreign waters. With the soles of my feet I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7-8</a></span><br />As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/82-6.htm">Psalm 82:6-7</a></span><br />I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’ / But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Isaiah 47:8-11</a></span><br />So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’ / These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells. / You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Jeremiah 50:29-32</a></span><br />Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. / Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD. / “Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a></span><br />The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-12.htm">1 Corinthians 10:12</a></span><br />So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a></span><br />Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-12.htm">Isaiah 10:12-19</a></span><br />So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes. / For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers. / My hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Will you yet say before him that slays you, I am God? but you shall be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slays you.</p><p class="hdg">say</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a></b></br> Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart <i>is</i> lifted up, and thou hast said, I <i>am</i> a God, I sit <i>in</i> the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou <i>art</i> a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/4-31.htm">Daniel 4:31,32</a></b></br> While the word <i>was</i> in the king's mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, <i>saying</i>, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/5-23.htm">Daniel 5:23-30</a></b></br> But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath <i>is</i>, and whose <i>are</i> all thy ways, hast thou not glorified: … </p><p class="hdg">thou shalt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/82-7.htm">Psalm 82:7</a></b></br> But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/31-3.htm">Isaiah 31:3</a></b></br> Now the Egyptians <i>are</i> men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.</p><p class="hdg">slayeth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/28-7.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-35.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-11.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-3.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-10.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/40-24.htm">Pierceth</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Piercing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-6.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/42-15.htm">Really</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-11.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-11.htm">Slayer</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Slayeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Wound</a> <a href="/job/5-18.htm">Woundeth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-13.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-21.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-10.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-10.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-8.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/matthew/5-21.htm">Kills</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-10.htm">Life</a> <a href="/job/30-17.htm">Pierceth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">Piercing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-20.htm">Presence</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-5.htm">Really</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-39.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/hosea/9-13.htm">Slayer</a> <a href="/genesis/4-8.htm">Slayeth</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-17.htm">Slaying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-18.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/41-7.htm">Wound</a> <a href="/job/5-18.htm">Woundeth</a> <a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/28-1.htm">God's judgment upon the prince of Tyrus for his sacrilegious pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/28-11.htm">A lamentation of his great glory corrupted by Sidon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/28-20.htm">The judgment of Zion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">The restoration of Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’</b><br>This phrase addresses the pride and arrogance of the ruler of Tyre, who claimed divinity. In the ancient Near East, it was common for kings to be deified or considered semi-divine. This reflects the broader biblical theme of human pride leading to downfall, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a> with the temptation of becoming like God. The ruler's claim echoes the sin of Lucifer, who sought to elevate himself above God (<a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a>).<p><b>in the presence of those who slay you?</b><br>This highlights the futility of the ruler's claim to divinity when faced with mortal danger. Historically, Tyre was a powerful city-state, but it faced numerous threats from empires like Babylon and later Alexander the Great. The rhetorical question underscores the reality that human power is limited and subject to God's sovereignty, as seen in the downfall of other proud leaders like Pharaoh in Exodus.<p><b>You will be only a man, not a god,</b><br>This statement emphasizes the mortality and limitations of the ruler. It serves as a reminder of the biblical truth that all humans are created beings, subject to God's authority (<a href="/psalms/8-4.htm">Psalm 8:4-5</a>). The contrast between human frailty and divine omnipotence is a recurring theme in Scripture, reinforcing the need for humility before God.<p><b>in the hands of those who wound you.</b><br>This phrase indicates the inevitability of judgment and defeat. The historical context of Tyre's eventual conquest by foreign powers illustrates the fulfillment of prophetic warnings. It also serves as a type of Christ's ultimate victory over all earthly powers, as seen in <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a>, where Christ defeats the nations with divine authority.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is the author of the book of Ezekiel, through whom God delivers messages of judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/prince_of_tyre.htm">Prince of Tyre</a></b><br>The primary subject of this passage, representing the human ruler of the city of Tyre. He is rebuked for his pride and self-deification.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>An ancient and wealthy city-state located on the Mediterranean coast, known for its commerce and trade. It is often symbolic of human pride and materialism in the Bible.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who speaks through Ezekiel, challenging the arrogance of the Prince of Tyre and asserting His own supremacy.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_who_slay_you.htm">Those who slay you</a></b><br>Refers to the invading forces or circumstances that will bring about the downfall of the Prince of Tyre, demonstrating his mortality and vulnerability.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride leads individuals to elevate themselves to a status they do not possess, often resulting in their downfall. Recognize the importance of humility before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_self-sufficiency.htm">The Illusion of Self-Sufficiency</a></b><br>The Prince of Tyre's claim to divinity is a stark reminder of the human tendency to rely on self rather than God. Acknowledge our dependence on God for all things.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite human claims to power and divinity, God remains the ultimate authority. Trust in God's sovereignty over all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_mortality.htm">The Reality of Mortality</a></b><br>The passage underscores the truth that all humans are mortal and accountable to God. Live with an eternal perspective, mindful of our finite nature.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a></b><br>The call to recognize one's humanity and repent from pride is crucial. Embrace a lifestyle of repentance and humility before God.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Thou shalt be a man.--</span>The future, added to the text by the words in italics, should be omitted. The original form is exactly the same as in <a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm" title="Son of man, say to the prince of Tyrus, Thus said the Lord GOD; Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the middle of the seas; yet you are a man, and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of God:">Ezekiel 28:2</a>, and should be so translated. In both cases the article is better omitted. The contrast between the weakness of man and the power of God is strongly brought out: "yet thou art man, in the hand of him that slayeth thee."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Will you still say,</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶאָמֹ֤ר</span> <span class="translit">(he·’ā·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֔נִי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">am a god,”</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the presence</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of those who slay you?</span><br /><span class="heb">הֹֽרְגֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(hō·rə·ḡe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smite with deadly intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַתָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be only a man,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a god,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the hands</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּיַ֥ד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·yaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of those who wound you.</span><br /><span class="heb">מְחַלְלֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḥal·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2490.htm">Strong's 2490: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Ezekiel 28:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Ezekiel 28:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Ezekiel 28:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Ezekiel 28:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Ezekiel 28:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Ezekiel 28:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Ezekiel 28:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Ezekiel 28:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Ezekiel 28:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Ezekiel 28:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/28-9.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 28:9 Will you yet say before him who (Ezek. 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