Ezekiel 28

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 28 of 48

¹ And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

² Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, So says the Lord Jehovah: Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas; yet you are a man, and not God, though you give your heart as the heart of gods.

³ Behold, you are wiser than Daniel. Every one of the secret things are not hidden to you.

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Chapter Summary

Jehovah's judgment on the ruler of Tyre for his pride. The restoration of Israel.

Key Hebrew Words

חׇכְמָה wisdom H2451 · TWOT 647a

גָּבַהּ be lifted up (proud) H1361 · TWOT 305

יֳפִי beauty H3308 · TWOT 890c

כְּרוּב cherub H3742 · TWOT 1036

עָוֺן iniquity H5771 · TWOT 1577a

רְכֻלָּה trade, traffic H7404 · TWOT 2165a

People & Context

Daniel

Cited as a byword of wisdom: the ruler of Tyre is mocked as claiming to be wiser than Daniel.

Jacob

Called "My servant Jacob"; the restored house of Israel will dwell on the land given to him.

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