Ezekiel 28:2

Context
28:2 “Son of man, say to the prince¹ of Tyre, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘Your heart is proud² and you said, “I am a god;³

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.⁴

Ezekiel 28:21-22

Context
28:21 “Son of man, turn toward⁵ Sidon⁶ and prophesy against it. 28:22 Say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘Look, I am against you,⁷ Sidon,

and I will magnify myself in your midst.

Then they will know that I am the Lord

when I execute judgments on her

and reveal my sovereign power⁸ in her.

[28:2] ¹tn Or “ruler” (NIV, NCV).

[28:2] ²tn Heb “lifted up.”

[28:2] ³tn Or “I am divine.”

[28:2] ⁴tn Heb “and you made your heart (mind) like the heart (mind) of gods.”

[28:21] ⁵tn Heb “set your face against.”

[28:21] ⁶sn Sidon was located 25 miles north of Tyre.

[28:22] ⁷tn Or “I challenge you.” The phrase “I am against you” may be a formula for challenging someone to combat or a duel. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:201-2, and P. Humbert, “Die Herausforderungsformel ‘h!nn#n' ?l?K>,’” ZAW 45 (1933): 101-8.

[28:22] ⁸tn Or “reveal my holiness.” God’s “holiness” is fundamentally his transcendence as sovereign ruler of the world. The revelation of his authority and power through judgment is in view in this context.