Discovery BoxEzekiel 28:22 
Context28:22 Say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:
“‘Look, I am against you, 1 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 2 in her.
Ezekiel 28:26
Context28:26 They will live securely in it; they will build houses and plant vineyards. They will live securely 3 when I execute my judgments on all those who scorn them and surround them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.’”
1 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.
2 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.
3 sn This promise was given in Lev 25:18-19.
