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Brenton's Septuagint
Ezekiel 28:1
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The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying,
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,
The woorde of the Lorde came againe vnto me, saying,
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,
And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
The Lord God said:
The word of Adonai came to me:
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
The word of the Lord came to me. He said,
THE word of the LORD came to me, saying,
The Lord spoke to me.
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
The worde of the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:
The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying,
The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
The word of the Lord came againe vnto me, saying,
The worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying:
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
And the word of the Lord was maad to me,
The word of Yahweh came again to me, saying,
The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,
The word of the Lord came to me:
The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,
Then this message came to me from the Lord :
The Word of the Lord came to me saying,
The word of the Lord came to me:
And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
The word of the LORD came to me:
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:
God's Message came to me, "Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what God , the Master, says: "‘Your heart is proud, going around saying, "I'm a god. I sit on God's divine throne, ruling the sea"— You, a mere mortal, not even close to being a god, A mere mortal trying to be a god. Look, you think you're smarter than Daniel. No enigmas can stump you. Your sharp intelligence made you world-wealthy. You piled up gold and silver in your banks. You used your head well, worked good deals, made a lot of money. But the money has gone to your head, swelled your head—what a big head!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Jeremiah 25:22 - Tyrus
Cross-References
And it came to pass when men began to be numerous upon the earth, and daughters were born to them,
and I will adjure thee by the Lord the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou take not a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Chananites, with whom I dwell, in the midst of them.
And my master caused me to swear, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Chananites, among whom I sojourn in their land.
and make me meats, as I like them, and bring them to me that I may eat, that my soul may bless thee, before I die.
And Rebecca said to Isaac, I am weary of my life, because of the daughters of the sons of Chet; if Jacob shall take a wife of the daughters of this land, wherefore should I live?
And may my God bless thee, and increase thee, and multiply thee, and thou shalt become gatherings of nations.
And may he give thee the blessing of my father Abraam, even to thee and to thy seed after thee, to inherit the land of thy sojourning, which God gave to Abraam.
And thy seed shall be as the sand of the earth; and it shall spread abroad to the sea, and the south, and the north, and to the east; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed.
And behold I am with thee to preserve thee continually in all the way wherein thou shalt go; and I will bring thee back to this land; for I will not desert thee, until I have done all that I have said to thee.
And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and said, The Lord is in this place, and I knew it not.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The word of the Lord came again unto me,.... With another prophecy; as before against the city of Tyre, now against the king of Tyre:
saying; as follows:
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The prophecy against the prince of Tyre. Throughout the east the majesty and glory of a people were collected in the person of their monarch, who in some nations was worshipped as a god. The prince is here the embodiment of the community. Their glory is his glory, their pride his pride. The doom of Tyre could not be complete without denunciation of the prince of Tyre. Idolatrous nations and idolatrous kings were, in the eyes of the prophet, antagonists to the true God. In them was embodied the principle of evil opposing itself to the divine government of the world. Hence, some of the fathers saw upon the throne, not simply a hostile monarch, but “the Prince of this world, spiritual wickedness (or wicked spirits) in high places.” Whenever evil in any way domineers over good, there is a “prince of Tyrus,” against whom God utters His voice. The “mystery of iniquity is ever working, and in that working we recognize the power of Satan whom God condemns and will destroy.
Ezekiel 28:2
Thou hast said, I am a god - Compare Ezekiel 29:3; Daniel 4:30; Acts 12:22; 2 Thessalonians 2:4.
I sit in the seat of God - Words denoting the speaker’s pride; but the situation of the island-city, full of beauty, in the midst of the blue water of the Mediterranean, gives force to the expression. Compare the words describing the lot of Tyre as having been in Eden Ezekiel 28:13.
Thou art a man - Rather, thou art man.
Ezekiel 28:3
Thou art wiser than Daniel - The passage is one of strong irony. Compare Ezekiel 14:14; Daniel 6:3.
Ezekiel 28:9
But thou shalt be a man - Rather, yet art thou man.
Ezekiel 28:10
The uncircumcised - The pagan idolaters as opposed to the covenant-people.
The prophecy against the prince of Tyre. Throughout the east the majesty and glory of a people were collected in the person of their monarch, who in some nations was worshipped as a god. The prince is here the embodiment of the community. Their glory is his glory, their pride his pride. The doom of Tyre could not be complete without denunciation of the prince of Tyre. Idolatrous nations and idolatrous kings were, in the eyes of the prophet, antagonists to the true God. In them was embodied the principle of evil opposing itself to the divine government of the world. Hence, some of the fathers saw upon the throne, not simply a hostile monarch, but “the Prince of this world, spiritual wickedness (or wicked spirits) in high places.” Whenever evil in any way domineers over good, there is a “prince of Tyrus,” against whom God utters His voice. The “mystery of iniquity is ever working, and in that working we recognize the power of Satan whom God condemns and will destroy.
Ezekiel 28:2
Thou hast said, I am a god - Compare Ezekiel 29:3; Daniel 4:30; Acts 12:22; 2 Thessalonians 2:4.
I sit in the seat of God - Words denoting the speaker’s pride; but the situation of the island-city, full of beauty, in the midst of the blue water of the Mediterranean, gives force to the expression. Compare the words describing the lot of Tyre as having been in Eden Ezekiel 28:13.
Thou art a man - Rather, thou art man.
Ezekiel 28:3
Thou art wiser than Daniel - The passage is one of strong irony. Compare Ezekiel 14:14; Daniel 6:3.
Ezekiel 28:9
But thou shalt be a man - Rather, yet art thou man.
Ezekiel 28:10
The uncircumcised - The pagan idolaters as opposed to the covenant-people.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XXVIII
The first part of this chapter relates to a King of Tyre,
probably the same who is called in the Phoenician annals
Ithobalus. He seems to have been a vain man, who affected
Divine honours. The prophet treats his foolish pretensions
with severe irony, and predicts his doom, 1-10.
He then takes up a funeral dirge and lamentation over him, in
which his former pomp and splendour are finely contrasted with
his fall, in terms that seem frequently to allude to the fall
of Lucifer from heaven, (Isaiah 14:12 c.,) 11-19.
The overthrow of Sidon, the mother city of Tyre, is next
announced, 20-23
and the chapter concludes with a promise to the Jews of
deliverance from all their enemies, and particularly of their
restoration from the Babylonish captivity, 24-26.
NOTES ON CHAP. XXVIII
