Ezekiel 31:18

31:18 Which of the trees of Eden was like you in majesty and loftiness? You will be brought down with the trees of Eden to the lower parts of the earth; you will lie among the uncircumcised, with those killed by the sword! This is what will happen to Pharaoh and all his hordes, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Isaiah 14:13-14

14:13 You said to yourself, ¹ 

“I will climb up to the sky.

Above the stars of El ² 

I will set up my throne.

I will rule on the mountain of assembly

on the remote slopes of Zaphon. ³ 

14:14 I will climb up to the tops ⁴  of the clouds;

I will make myself like the Most High!” ⁵ 

¹ tn Heb “you, you said in your heart.”

² sn In Canaanite mythology the stars of El were astral deities under the authority of the high god El.

³ sn Zaphon, the Canaanite version of Olympus, was the “mountain of assembly” where the gods met.

⁴ tn Heb “the high places.” This word often refers to the high places where pagan worship was conducted, but here it probably refers to the “backs” or tops of the clouds. See HALOT 136 s.v. בָּמָה.

⁵ sn Normally in the OT the title “Most High” belongs to the God of Israel, but in this context, where the mythological overtones are so strong, it probably refers to the Canaanite high god El.