Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 28

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Ezekiel 28 . 1 , God’s judgment upon the prince of Tyrus for his sacrilegious pride; Ezekiel 28 . 11 , A lamentation of his great glory corrupted by sin; Ezekiel 28 . 20 , The judgment of Zidon; Ezekiel 28 . 24 , The restoration of Israel.

Ezekiel 28:1

And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 28:1 · BSB

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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.

Ezekiel 28:2 · BSB

Because13 parallels

I am6 parallels

I sit6 parallels

in the midst4 parallels

Heb. in the heart

yet5 parallels

thou set2 parallels

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the prince Josephus states , on the authority of Menander , who translated the Phoenician annals into Greek , and Philostratus , that this prince was Ithobal.

Ezekiel 28:3

Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!

Ezekiel 28:3 · BSB

thou art6 parallels

no secret9 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:4

By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.

Ezekiel 28:4 · BSB

the whole verse9 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:5

By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.

Ezekiel 28:5 · BSB

thy great wisdom3 parallels

Heb. the greatness of thy wisdom

and by9 parallels

and thine20 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:6

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,

Ezekiel 28:6 · BSB

Because7 parallels

Ezekiel 28:7

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.

Ezekiel 28:7 · BSB

I will4 parallels

the terrible9 parallels

defile1 parallel

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Ezekiel 28:8

They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.

Ezekiel 28:8 · BSB

shall bring12 parallels

are slain3 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:9

Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound you.

Ezekiel 28:9 · BSB

say6 parallels

thou shalt2 parallels

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slayeth or , woundeth

Ezekiel 28:10

You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. For I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.”

Ezekiel 28:10 · BSB

the deaths15 parallels

by the3 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:11

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

Ezekiel 28:11 · BSB

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Ezekiel 28:12

“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

Ezekiel 28:12 · BSB

take up11 parallels

Thou sealest5 parallels

full11 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:13

You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.

Ezekiel 28:13 · BSB

in Eden10 parallels

every11 parallels

emerald4 parallels

or , chrysoprase. the workmanship

thou wast2 parallels

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sardius or , ruby

beryl or , chrysolite

Ezekiel 28:14

You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

Ezekiel 28:14 · BSB

the anointed4 parallels

and I12 parallels

upon5 parallels

stones3 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:15

From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways—until wickedness was found in you.

Ezekiel 28:15 · BSB

perfect4 parallels

till iniquity13 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:16

By the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.

Ezekiel 28:16 · BSB

the multitude9 parallels

filled8 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:17

Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.

Ezekiel 28:17 · BSB

heart9 parallels

thou hast4 parallels

I will cast4 parallels

I will lay4 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:18

By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.

Ezekiel 28:18 · BSB

defiled4 parallels

by the iniquity1 parallel

therefore9 parallels

I will bring2 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:19

All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”

Ezekiel 28:19 · BSB

they7 parallels

thou shalt6 parallels

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a terror Heb. terrors

Ezekiel 28:21

“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.

Ezekiel 28:21 · BSB

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Zidon11 parallels

Tyre was a colony of the Zidonians . See note on

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Ezekiel 28:22

And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.

Ezekiel 28:22 · BSB

I am against12 parallels

I will17 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:23

I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 28:23 · BSB

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and they shall4 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:24

For the people of Israel will no longer face a pricking brier or a painful thorn from all around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the Lord GOD.’

Ezekiel 28:24 · BSB

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Ezekiel 28:25

This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they have been scattered, I will show Myself holy among them in the sight of the nations. Then they will dwell in their own land, which I have given to My servant Jacob.

Ezekiel 28:25 · BSB

When26 parallels

be sanctified4 parallels

then shall4 parallels

to my2 parallels

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Ezekiel 28:26

And there they will dwell securely, build houses, and plant vineyards. They will dwell securely when I execute judgments against all those around them who treat them with contempt. Then they will know that I am the LORD their God.’”

Ezekiel 28:26 · BSB

and they shall dwell10 parallels

safely3 parallels

or , with confidence

build10 parallels

when I9 parallels

despise8 parallels

or , spoil

and they6 parallels

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web7 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Acts 12:22 → Ezekiel 28:2
Echoes James 5:20 → Ezekiel 28:18
Trajectories
Breastplate of Judgment (Bearing the Names on the Heart), New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City)
Chiasms
Shaped Ezekiel 28:1–10, Ezekiel 28:1–26, Ezekiel 28:24–26
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