Ezekiel 28:2

28:2 “Son of man, say to the prince 1  of Tyre, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘Your heart is proud 2  and you said, “I am a god; 3 

I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas” –

yet you are a man and not a god,

though you think you are godlike. 4 

Ezekiel 28:21-22

28:21 “Son of man, turn toward 5  Sidon 6  and prophesy against it. 28:22 Say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘Look, I am against you, 7  Sidon,

and I will magnify myself in your midst.

Then they will know that I am the Lord

when I execute judgments on her

and reveal my sovereign power 8  in her.

1 tn Or “ruler” (NIV, NCV).

2 tn Heb “lifted up.”

sn See Prov 16:5.

3 tn Or “I am divine.”

4 tn Heb “and you made your heart (mind) like the heart (mind) of gods.”

5 tn Heb “set your face against.”

6 sn Sidon was located 25 miles north of Tyre.

map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

7 tn Or “I challenge you.” The phrase “I am against you” may be a formula for challenging someone to combat or a duel. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:201-2, and P. Humbert, “Die Herausforderungsformel ‘h!nn#n' ?l?K>,’” ZAW 45 (1933): 101-8.

8 tn Or “reveal my holiness.” God’s “holiness” is fundamentally his transcendence as sovereign ruler of the world. The revelation of his authority and power through judgment is in view in this context.