Ezekiel 26:7

26:7 “For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Take note that ¹  I am about to bring King Nebuchadrezzar ²  of Babylon, king of kings, against Tyre from the north, with horses, chariots, and horsemen, an army and hordes of people.

Ezekiel 28:2

28:2 “Son of man, say to the prince ³  of Tyre, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘Your heart is proud ⁴  and you said, “I am a god; ⁵ 

I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas” –

yet you are a man and not a god,

though you think you are godlike. ⁶ 

Ezekiel 28:12

28:12 “Son of man, sing ⁷  a lament for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘You were the sealer ⁸  of perfection,

full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

[26:7]  ¹ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) draws attention to something.

[26:7]  ² tn Heb “Nebuchadrezzar” is a variant and more correct spelling of Nebuchadnezzar, as the Babylonian name Nabu-kudurri-usur has an an “r” rather than an “n.”

[28:2]  ³ tn Or “ruler” (NIV, NCV).

[28:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “lifted up.”

[28:2]  ⁵ tn Or “I am divine.”

[28:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “and you made your heart (mind) like the heart (mind) of gods.”

[28:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “lift up.”

[28:12]  ⁶ tn For a discussion of possible nuances of this phrase, see M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:580-81.