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Ezekiel 28:2

Context
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 28:12

Context
28:12 “Son of man, sing 5  a lament for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘You were the sealer 6  of perfection,

full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

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 “lift up.”

6 tn For a discussion of possible nuances of this phrase, see M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:580-81.



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