Ezekiel 28:6

28:6 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says:

Because you think you are godlike, ¹ 

Ezekiel 28:2

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

“‘Your heart is proud ³  and you said, “I am a god; ⁴ 

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. ⁵ 

[28:6]  ¹ tn Heb “because of your making your heart like the heart of gods.”

[28:2]  ² tn Or “ruler” (NIV, NCV).

[28:2]  ³ tn Heb “lifted up.”

[28:2]  ⁴ tn Or “I am divine.”

[28:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and you made your heart (mind) like the heart (mind) of gods.”