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Ezekiel 28:1-3
Contemporary English Version

Judgment on the King of Tyre

28 The Lord God said:

2 Ezekiel, son of man, tell the king of Tyre[a] that I am saying:

You are so arrogant that you think you're a god and that the city of Tyre is your throne. You may claim to be a god, though you're nothing but a mere human. 3 You think you're wiser than Daniel[b] and know everything.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 28.2 Tyre: See the note at 26.2.
  2. 28.3 Daniel: See the note at 14.14.
  3. 28.3 and know everything: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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Ezekiel 28:1-3
New International Version

A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre

28 The word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man(A), say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘In the pride of your heart
    you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne(B) of a god
    in the heart of the seas.”(C)
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
    though you think you are as wise as a god.(D)
3 Are you wiser than Daniel[a]?(E)
    Is no secret hidden from you?

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:3 Or Danel, a man of renown in ancient literature
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