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Ezekiel 28:6
Ezekiel 28:6 is verse 6 of Ezekiel chapter 28, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,
King James Version
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
World English Bible
“‘therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Because you have set your heart as the heart of God,
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Ezekiel 28:4–8 · Berean Standard Bible
4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.
5 By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.
6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,
7 behold, I will bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations. They will draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and will defile your splendor.
8 They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Ezekiel 28:2“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.
Exodus 9:17Still, you lord it over My people and do not allow them to go.
Job 9:4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
Job 40:9Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
Job 40:10Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
Job 40:11Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
Job 40:12Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
1 Corinthians 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
2 Thessalonians 2:4He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
James 1:11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.