Ezekiel
Ezekiel 28:2
2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says:
Your heart is proud,
and you have said,
‘I am a god;
I sit in the seat of gods
in the heart of the sea.’
Yet you are a man and not a god,
though you have regarded your heart
as that of a god.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֡ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| tell | אֱמֹר֩ | ’ĕ·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the ruler | לִנְגִ֨יד | lin·ḡîḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5057 leader |
| of Tyre | צֹ֜ר | ṣōr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6865 Tyre |
| that this is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהֹוִ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר׀ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Your heart | לִבְּךָ֙ | lib·bə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| is proud | גָּבַ֤הּ | gā·ḇah | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1361 be high, exalted |
| and you have said | וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I | אָ֔נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am a god | אֵ֣ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| I sit | יָשַׁ֖בְתִּי | yā·šaḇ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the seat | מוֹשַׁ֧ב | mō·wō·šaḇ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers |
| of gods | אֱלֹהִ֛ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| in the heart | בְּלֵ֣ב | bə·lêḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| of the sea | יַמִּ֑ים | yam·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3220 sea |
| Yet you | וְאַתָּ֤ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are a man | אָדָם֙ | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| and not | וְֽלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| a god | אֵ֔ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| though you have regarded | וַתִּתֵּ֥ן | wat·tit·tên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| your heart | לִבְּךָ֖ | lib·bə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| as that | כְּלֵ֥ב | kə·lêḇ | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| of a god | אֱלֹהִֽים׃ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 28:9 · 2 Thessalonians 2:4 · Isaiah 14:13–14 · Proverbs 16:18 · Isaiah 31:3 · Psalm 9:20 · Acts 12:22–23 · Isaiah 2:12 · Deuteronomy 8:14 · Ezekiel 28:17 · Daniel 4:30–31 · Ezekiel 31:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.