Ezekiel 28:2

Easy To Read Version

“Son of man, {\cf2\super [233]} say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘The Lord my Master says these things:

Cross References

Genesis 3:5

God knows that if you eat the fruit from that tree you will learn about good and evil. And then you will be the same as God!”

2 Chronicles 26:16

But when Uzziah became strong, his pride caused him to be destroyed. He was not faithful to the Lord his God. He went into the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [298]} to burn incense {\cf2\super [299]} on the altar {\cf2\super [300]} for burning incense.

Psalm 9:20

Teach people a lesson.\par Let them know they are only human.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [54]})\i0 \par

Proverbs 16:18

If a person is proud, then he is in danger of destruction. If a person thinks he is better than other people, then he is in danger of defeat.

Proverbs 18:12

A proud person will soon be ruined. But an humble person will be honored.

Isaiah 2:12

The Lord has a special day planned. On that day, the Lord will punish the proud and boastful people. Then those proud people will be made not important.

Isaiah 23:8

The city of Tyre has produced many leaders.\par Businessmen from that city are like princes.\par The people that buy and sell things\par are honored everywhere.\par So who made plans against Tyre?\par

Isaiah 31:3

The people of Egypt are only human—not God. The horses from Egypt are only animals—not spirit. The Lord will stretch out his arm and the helper (Egypt) will be defeated. And the people that wanted help (Judah) will fall. All those people will be destroyed together.

Isaiah 47:8

So now, ‘nice lady’ listen to me!\par You feel safe and you tell yourself,\par ‘I am the only important person.\par No one else is important like me.\par I will never be a widow.\par I will always have children.’\par

Ezekiel 16:49

\{God said,\} “Your sister Sodom and her daughters were proud, they had too much to eat, and too much time on their hands. And they did not help poor, helpless people.

Ezekiel 26:17

They will sing this sad song about you:

Ezekiel 28:1

The word of the Lord came to me. He said,

Ezekiel 28:17

Your beauty made you proud.\par Your glory ruined your wisdom.\par So I threw you down to the ground.\par And now other kings stare at you.\par

Ezekiel 28:9

That person will kill you.\par Will you still say, “I am a god”?\par No! He will have you in his power.\par You will see that you are a man, not God!\par

Ezekiel 29:3

Say, ‘The Lord my Master says these things:

Ezekiel 29:9

Egypt will be empty and destroyed.\par Then they will know that I am the Lord.”\par

Ezekiel 31:10

So the Lord my Master says these things: “That tree grew tall. Its top reached up to the clouds. It grew so big that it became proud!

Daniel 11:12

The northern army will be defeated, and those soldiers will be carried away. The southern king will be very proud, and he will kill thousands of soldiers from the northern army. But he will not continue to be successful.

Daniel 11:36

“‘The northern king will do whatever he wants. He will brag about himself. He will praise himself and think that he is even better than a god. He will say things that no one has ever heard of. He will say those things against the God of gods. He will be successful until all the bad things have happened. What God has planned to happen will happen.

Daniel 11:37

“‘That northern king will not care about the gods his fathers worshiped. He will not care about the idol gods women worship. He will not care about any god. Instead, he will praise himself, and make himself more important than any god.

Habakkuk 2:4

This message can’t help people that refuse to listen to it. But a \{good person will believe this message. And the\} good person will live because of his faith.”

Zephaniah 2:15

Nineveh is so proud now. It is such a happy city. The people think they are safe. They think Nineveh is the greatest place in the world. But that city will be destroyed! It will be an empty place where only wild animals go to rest. People that pass that place will whistle and shake their heads \{when they see how badly the city was destroyed\}.

Zechariah 9:2

\{And this message is against\} Hamath which borders Hadrach’s country. \{And this message is against\} Tyre and Sidon, even though those people have been so wise and skillful.

Luke 14:9

And if you are sitting in the most important seat, then the person that invited you will come to you and say, ‘Give this man your seat!’ Then you will begin to move down to the last place. And you will be very embarrassed.

Deuteronomy 8:14

When that happens, you must be careful not to become proud. You must not forget the Lord your God. You were slaves in Egypt. But the Lord made you free and brought you out of that land.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

That Man of Evil is against anything called God or anything that people worship. And that Man of Evil puts himself above anything called God or anything that people worship. And that Man of Evil even goes into God’s temple {\cf2\super [5]} and sits there. Then he says that he is God.

1 Timothy 3:6

But an elder must not be a new believer. It might make a new believer be too proud of himself \{if he were made an elder\}. Then he would be judged (condemned) for his pride the same as the devil was.

1 Peter 5:5

Young men, I have something to say to you, too. You should accept the authority of the elders. {\cf2\super [32]} All of you should be very humble with each other.

Revelation 17:3

Then the angel carried me away by the Spirit {\cf2\super [126]} to the desert. There I saw a woman sitting on a red animal. The animal was covered with bad names written on him. The animal had seven heads and ten horns.

Revelation 18:7

She (Babylon) gave herself much glory\par and rich living.\par Give her that much suffering and sadness.\par She says to herself, ‘I am a queen\par sitting \{on my throne\}.\par I am not a widow {\cf2\super [131]} ;\par I will never be sad.’\par