EZE 28:2 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ σὺ υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου εἰπὸν τῷ ἄρχοντι Τύρου, τάδε λέλει Κύριος, ἀνθʼ οὗ ὑψώθη σου ἡ καρδία, καὶ εἶπας, Θεός εἰμι ἐγὼ, κατοικίαν Θεοῦ, καὶ ἔδωκας τὴν καρδίαν σου ὡς καρδίαν Θεοῦ.
(Kai su huie anthrōpou eipon tōi arⱪonti Turou, tade lelei Kurios, anthʼ hou hupsōthaʸ sou haʸ kardia, kai eipas, Theos eimi egō, katoikian Theou, kai edōkas taʸn kardian sou hōs kardian Theou. )

BrTr And thou, son of man, say to the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord; Because thine heart has been exalted, and thou hast said, I am God, I have inhabited the dwelling of God in the heart of the sea; yet thou art man and not God, though thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God:

ULT “Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘The Lord Yahweh says this: Your heart is arrogant! You have said, “I am a god! I will sit in the seat of the gods in the heart of the seas!” Even though you are a man and not a god, you make your heart like the heart of a god;

UST “Son of man, give to the king of Tyre this message from me, Yahweh the Lord:
⇔ ‘You have very proudly claimed that you are a god,
⇔ and that you are untouchable, since you sit on a throne in a city on an island in the sea!
⇔ You boast that you are a god,
⇔ but you are in reality only a man, not a god.

BSB “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.

OEB No OEB EZE 28:2 verse available

WEBBE “Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, ‘The Lord GOD says:
⇔ “Because your heart is lifted up,
⇔ and you have said, ‘I am a god,
⇔ I sit in the seat of God,
⇔ in the middle of the seas;’
⇔ yet you are man,
⇔ and no god,
⇔ though you set your heart as the heart of a god—

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:
⇔ “‘Your heart is proud and you 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 a god,
⇔ though you think you are godlike.

LSV “Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, Thus said Lord YHWH: Because your heart has been high,
And you say: I [am] a god,
I have inhabited the habitation of God,
In the heart of the seas,
And you [are] man, and not God,
And you give out your heart as the heart of God,

FBV “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre this is what the Lord God says: You are so proud of yourself, saying, ‘I'm a god! I sit on my throne like a god in the middle of the sea.’ But you're only a man. You're not a god, even though you think you are one.

T4T “You human, give to the king of Tyre this message from me, Yahweh the Lord:
⇔ ‘You have very proudly claimed, “I am a god!
⇔ I sit on a throne of a god in a city on an island in the sea!”
⇔ You boast that you are a god;
⇔ but you are only a man, not a god.

LEB • “Son of man,[fn] say to the leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Because your heart was haughty, • and you said, ‘I am a god; • I sit in the seat of the gods, • I sit in the heart of the seas!’ • But[fn] you are a human, not a god, • and you gave your heart to be like the heart of a god.

28:2 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”

28:2 Or “And”

BBE Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, This is what the Lord has said: Because your heart has been lifted up, and you have said, I am a god, I am seated on the seat of God in the heart of the seas; but you are man and not God, though you have made your heart as the heart of God:

Moff No Moff EZE book available

JPS 'Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said: I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the heart of the seas; yet thou art man, and not God, though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of God —

ASV Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art man, and not God, though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of God;—

DRA Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre: Thus saith the Lord God: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said: I am God, and I sit in the chair of God in the heart of the sea: whereas thou art a man, and not God: and hast set thy heart as if it were the heart of God.

YLT 'Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart hath been high, And thou dost say: A god I [am], The habitation of God I have inhabited, In the heart of the seas, And thou [art] man, and not God, And thou givest out thy heart as the heart of God,

Drby Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a [fn]god, I sit [in] the seat of [fn]God, in the heart of the seas, (and thou art a man, and not [fn]God,) and thou settest thy heart as the heart of [fn]God:

28.2 El

28.2 Elohim

RV Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art man, and not God, though thou didst set thine heart as the heart of God:

Wbstr Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou settest thy heart as the heart of God:

KJB-1769 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:[fn]
(Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith/says the Lord GOD; Because thine/your heart is lifted up, and thou/you hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou/you art a man, and not God, though thou/you set thine/your heart as the heart of God: )

28.2 midst: Heb. heart

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Sonne of man, say vnto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the LORD God; Because thine heart is lifted vp, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seate of God in the middest of the seas; yet thou art a man and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God.
(Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith/says the LORD God; Because thine/your heart is lifted up, and thou/you hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God in the midst of the seas; yet thou/you art a man and not God, though thou/you set thine/your heart as the heart of God.)

28:2 Heb. heart.

28:2 Isai.31. 13.

Bshps Thou sonne of man, tel the prince of Tyre, thus sayth the Lorde God: Because thou hast a proude heart, and hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seate of God, in the mids of the sea: wher as thou art but a man, and not God, though thou set thyne heart as the heart of God.
(Thou son of man, tel the prince of Tyre, thus saith/says the Lord God: Because thou/you hast a proud heart, and hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the sea: wher as thou/you art but a man, and not God, though thou/you set thine/your heart as the heart of God.)

Gnva Sonne of man, say vnto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saieth the Lord God, Because thine heart is exalted, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God in ye mids of the sea, yet thou art but a man and not God, and though thou didest thinke in thine heart, that thou wast equall with God,
(Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith/says the Lord God, Because thine/your heart is exalted, and thou/you hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God in ye/you_all midst of the sea, yet thou/you art but a man and not God, and though thou/you didest thinke in thine/your heart, that thou/you wast equall with God, )

Cvdl Thou sonne of man, tell the prynce of Tyre: Thus saieth the LORDE God: because thou hast a proude hert and hast sayde: I am a God, I haue my seate in the myddest off the see like a god: where as thou art but a man & not God, & yet stondest in thine owne coceate, that thou art God:
(Thou son of man, tell the prince of Tyre: Thus saith/says the LORD God: because thou/you hast a proud heart and hast said: I am a God, I have my seat in the myddest off the sea like a god: where as thou/you art but a man and not God, and yet stondest in thine/your own coceate, that thou/you art God:)

Wycl and he seide, Sone of man, seie thou to the prince of Tire, The Lord God seith these thingis, For thin herte was reisid, and thou seidist, Y am God, and Y sat in the chaier of God, in the herte of the see, sithen thou art man and not God, and thou yauest thin herte as the herte of God; lo!
(and he said, Sone of man, say thou/you to the prince of Tire, The Lord God saith/says these things, For thin heart was reisid, and thou/you saidist, I am God, and I sat in the chaier of God, in the heart of the see, since thou/you art man and not God, and thou/you yauest thin heart as the heart of God; lo!)

Luth Du Menschenkind, sage dem Fürsten zu Tyrus: So spricht der HErr HErr: Darum daß sich dein Herz erhebt und spricht: Ich bin GOtt, ich sitze im Thron Gottes, mitten auf dem Meer, so du doch ein Mensch und nicht GOtt bist; noch erhebt sich dein Herz als ein Herz Gottes;
(You Menschenkind, said to_him prince(s) to Tyrus: So says the/of_the LORD LORD: Therefore that itself/yourself/themselves your heart erhebt and spricht: I am God, I sitze in_the Thron God’s, mitten on to_him Meer, so you though/but a person and not God bist; still erhebt itself/yourself/themselves your heart als a heart God’s;)

ClVg Fili hominis, dic principi Tyri: [Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Eo quod elevatum est cor tuum, et dixisti: Deus ego sum, et in cathedra Dei sedi in corde maris, cum sis homo, et non deus: et dedisti cor tuum quasi cor Dei:
(Fili of_man, dic principi Tyri: [This dicit Master God: Eo that elevatum it_is heart tuum, and dixisti: God I I_am, and in cathedra of_God sedi in corde maris, when/with sis homo, and not/no deus: and dedisti heart your as_if heart of_God: )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) Son of man

(Some words not found in UHB: son_of humankind say to,ruler Tsor/(Tyre) thus he/it_had_said my=master GOD because proud heart,your and=she/it_said god I seat ʼElohīm sit in/on/at/with,heart seas and=you(ms) humankind and=not god and=she/it_gave heart,your like,heart ʼElohīm )

God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) Your heart is arrogant

Here “heart” represents the will or thoughts of the ruler of Tyre. Alternate translation: “You are arrogant”

(Occurrence 0) arrogant

falsely believing oneself to be importantbelieving oneself to be important

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) I will sit in the seat of the gods

“I will sit on the throne of the gods.” Here sitting in the seat of the gods represents claiming to be in the same exalted position as if he were one of the gods.

(Occurrence 0) heart of the seas

“middle of the seas.” See how you translated this in Ezekiel 27:4.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) you make your heart like the heart of a god

Here “heart” represents the mind or thinking. A god thinks of himself as better than people. Alternate translation: “you think that you have the mind of a god” or “you have allowed yourself to think that you are better than other people” (See also: figs-simile)

Parallel EZE 28:2