Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyre
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The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,
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"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord GOD:
"Because your heart is a lifted up,
And b you say, 'I am a god,
I sit in the seat of gods,
c In the midst of the seas,'
d Yet you are a man, and not a god,
Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
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(Behold, e you are wiser than Daniel!
There is no secret that can be hidden from you!
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With your wisdom and your understanding
You have gained f riches for yourself,
And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;
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g By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches,
And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),"
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'Therefore thus says the Lord GOD:
"Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,
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Behold, therefore, I will bring h strangers against you,
i The most terrible of the nations;
And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom,
And defile your splendor.
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They shall throw you down into the j Pit,
And you shall die the death of the slain
In the midst of the seas.
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"Will you still k 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.
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You shall die the death of l the uncircumcised
By the hand of aliens;
For I have spoken," says the Lord GOD.' "
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Cross References
Jeremiah 49:16
Your fierceness has deceived you, The pride of your heart, O you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, Who hold the height of the hill! Though you make your nest as high as the eagle, I will bring you down from there," says the LORD.
Ezekiel 31:10
Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: 'Because you have increased in height, and it set its top among the thick boughs, and its heart was lifted up in its height.
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Cross References
Isaiah 14:14
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I will be like the Most High.
Isaiah 47:8
Therefore hear this now, you who are given to pleasures, Who dwell securely, Who say in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, Nor shall I know the loss of children'.
Ezekiel 28:9
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.
2 Thessalonians 2:4
Who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 27:3
"and say to Tyre, 'You who are situated at the entrance of the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coastlands, thus says the Lord GOD: "O Tyre, you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.'
Ezekiel 27:4
Your borders are in the midst of the seas. Your builders have perfected your beauty.
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Cross References
Isaiah 31:3
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; And their horses are flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, Both he who helps will fall, And he who is helped will fall down; They all will perish together.
Ezekiel 28:9
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.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 14:14
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Daniel 1:20
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Daniel 2:20 - 23
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Daniel 2:28
But there is a God in heaven who reveals secret...
Daniel 5:11
There is a man in your kingdom in whom is the S...
Daniel 5:12
"Inasmuch as an excellent spirit, knowledge, un...
Zechariah 9:3
For Tyre built herself a tower, Heaped up silve...
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Cross References
Ezekiel 27:33
When your wares went out by sea, You satisfied many people; You enriched the kings of the earth With your many luxury goods and your merchandise.
Zechariah 9:1 - 3
The burden of the word of the LORD Against the land of Hadrach, And Damascus its resting place (For the eyes of men And all the tribes of Israel Are on the LORD).
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Cross References
Psalms 62:10
Do not trust in oppression, Nor vainly hope in robbery; If riches increase, Do not set your heart on them.
Zechariah 9:3
For Tyre built herself a tower, Heaped up silver like the dust, And gold like the mire of the streets.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 26:7
For thus says the Lord GOD: 'Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses, with chariots, and with horsemen, and an army with many people.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 7:24
Therefore I will bring the worst of the Gentiles, And they will possess their houses; I will cause the pomp of the strong to cease, And their holy places shall be defiled.
Ezekiel 21:31
I will pour out My indignation on you; I will blow against you with the fire of My wrath, And deliver you into the hands of brutal men who are skillful to destroy.
Ezekiel 30:11
He and his people with him, the most terrible of the nations, Shall be brought to destroy the land; They shall draw their swords against Egypt, And fill the land with the slain.
Habakkuk 1:6 - 8
For indeed I am raising up the Chaldeans, A bitter and hasty nation Which marches through the breadth of the earth, To possess dwelling places that are not theirs.
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Cross References
Isaiah 14:15
Yet you shall be brought down to Sheol, To the lowest depths of the Pit.
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Cross References
Ezekiel 28:2
Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is lifted up, And you say, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,' Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
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Cross References
1 Samuel 17:26
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1 Samuel 17:36
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Ezekiel 31:18
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Ezekiel 32:19
'Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down, be pla...
Ezekiel 32:21
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Ezekiel 32:25
They have set her bed in the midst of the slain...
Ezekiel 32:27
They do not lie with the mighty Who are fallen ...
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