Ezekiel 28:21 — Meaning and Application

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“Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,”

Ezekiel 28:21

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All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never {shalt} thou {be} any more. {a terror: Heb. terrors}

Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,

And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I {am} against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they shall know that I {am} the LORD, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.

For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I {am} the LORD.

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Ezekiel 28:1

"The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,"

Ezekiel 28:2

"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: {midst: Heb. heart}"

Ezekiel 28:3

"Behold, thou {art} wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:"

Ezekiel 28:4

"With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:"

Ezekiel 28:5

"By thy great wisdom {and} by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: {thy great...: Heb. the greatness of thy wisdom}"

Ezekiel 28:6

"Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;"

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