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Ezekiel 28:8 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas. "
Ezekiel 28:8
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.
They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.
Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth
Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
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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:"
Ezekiel 28:3
"Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide"
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:"
Ezekiel 28:6
"Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;"
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