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Ezekiel 28:9
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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.
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.
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.
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?
'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?
While they are killing you, you will not be able to say anymore, "I am a god." You will be only a human, not a god, when your murderers kill you.
'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 and profane you.
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.
Wilt thou say then before him, that slayeth thee, I am a god? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hands of him that slayeth thee.
'Will you still say, "I am a god," In the presence of your slayer, Though you are a man and not God, In the hands of those who wound you?
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?
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.
When you face your enemies, will you still claim to be a god? They will attack, and you will suffer like any other human.
Will you still say, "I am God," to them who are about to kill you? You are a man, you are not God, in the hands of those who defile you.
Wilt thou then say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and not God, in the hand of him that pierceth thee.
That person will kill you. Will you still say, "I am a god"? No, he will have you in his power! You will see that you are a man, not God!
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.
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.
Will you indeed still say "I am a god!" before the face of your killers? And in fact you are a human and not a god in the hand of those who pierce you.
Saying, do you say, I am of the gods before him who strikes you? But you are a man, and not God, in the hands of him who pierces you.
as they that be slayne. Let se, yff thou wilt saye then (before the that slaye ye) I am God: where as thou art but a man, and not God, in the hondes of them that slaye the.
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.
Will you say, in the face of those who are taking your life, I am God? but you are man and not God in the hands of those who are wounding you.
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.
Wilt thou say then before them that slay thee, I am a God? where as thou art but a man, and not God, in the handes of them that slay thee.
Wilt thou indeed say, I am God, before them that slay thee? whereas thou art man, and not God.
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.
Whether thou schalt seie, and speke, Y am God, bifore hem that sleen thee; sithen thou art a man, and not God?
Will you yet say before him that slays you, I am God? but you are man, and not God, in the hand of him that wounds you.
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.
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?
"Will you still say before him who slays you, "I am a god'? But you shall be a man, and not a god, In the hand of him who slays you.
Will you then boast, ‘I am a god!' to those who kill you? To them you will be no god but merely a man!
Will you still say, "I am a god," in front of those who kill you? You will be only a man and not a god in the hands of those who kill you.
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?
Wilt thou really say, God, am I, before him who is slaying thee; When, thou, art a man and not a God, in the hand of them who are piercing h thee?
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?
Will you still say, 'I am a god,' in the presence of those who slay you, though you are but a man, and no god, in the hands of those who wound you?
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.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
say: Ezekiel 28:2, Daniel 4:31, Daniel 4:32, Daniel 5:23-30, Acts 12:22, Acts 12:23
thou shalt: Psalms 82:7, Isaiah 31:3
slayeth: or, woundeth
Reciprocal: Genesis 3:5 - as gods 1 Samuel 17:44 - Come to me Psalms 9:20 - may Psalms 12:3 - tongue Proverbs 11:7 - General Proverbs 18:12 - destruction Proverbs 30:13 - General Isaiah 10:15 - the ax Isaiah 14:13 - I will ascend Isaiah 14:15 - thou Isaiah 37:23 - against whom Jeremiah 4:30 - Though Jeremiah 13:21 - wilt Ezekiel 16:49 - pride Ezekiel 22:14 - Thine heart Daniel 7:4 - and a Daniel 8:8 - when Zephaniah 2:15 - I am 2 Thessalonians 2:4 - and exalteth
Cross-References
And when Esau was forty years old, he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite.
And, behold, the LORD stood beside him, and said: 'I am the LORD, the God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac. The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
And he was afraid, and said: 'How full of awe is this place! this is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.'
And these are the sons of Reuel: Nahath, and Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah. These were the sons of Basemath Esau's wife.
And these are the sons of Oholibamah Esau's wife: the chief of Jeush, the chief of Jalam, the chief of Korah. These are the chiefs that came of Oholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God?.... When thou art in the enemies' hands, and just going to be put to death, wilt thou then confidently assert thy deity, and to his face tell him that thou art God? surely thy courage and thy confidence, thy blasphemy and impiety, will leave thee then; a bitter sarcasm this! and so the pope of Rome, the antichristian beast, when taken, and just going to be cast into the lake of fire along with the false prophet, will not have the impudence to style himself God, or to call himself Christ's vicar on earth:
but thou shalt be a man, and no god, in the hand of him that slayeth thee; that is, thou shalt appear to be a poor, weak, frail, mortal, trembling, dying man, when got into the hand of the enemy, and he is just going to put an end to thy life; where will be then thy boasted deity?
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 âthe Prince of this world, spiritual wickedness (or wicked spirits) in high places.â Whenever evil in any way domineers over good, there is a âprince of Tyrus,â against whom God utters His voice. The âmystery 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 speakerâs 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 âthe Prince of this world, spiritual wickedness (or wicked spirits) in high places.â Whenever evil in any way domineers over good, there is a âprince of Tyrus,â against whom God utters His voice. The âmystery 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 speakerâs 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
Verse Ezekiel 28:9. Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee — Wilt thou continue thy pride and arrogance when the sword is sheathed in thee, and still imagine that thou art self-sufficient and independent?
