9Will you then say, "I am a god," in the presence of those who kill you? You will be but a man, not a god, in the hands of those who slay you.


In Context

6 " 'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: " 'Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god,

7 I am going to bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations; they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom and pierce your shining splendor.

8 They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.

9 Will you then say, "I am a god," in the presence of those who kill you? You will be but a man, not a god, in the hands of those who slay you.

10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised at the hands of foreigners. I have spoken, declares the Sovereign LORD .' "

11 The word of the LORD came to me:

Ezekiel 28:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:9Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I [am] God? but thou [shalt be] a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:9Wilt thou yet say before them that slay thee: I am God; whereas thou art a man, and not God, in the hand of them that slay thee?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:9Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou art man, and not God, in the hand of him that woundeth thee.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:9Wilt thou then say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and not God, in the hand of him that pierceth thee.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:9Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou art man, and not God, in the hand of him that woundeth thee.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:9Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and no god, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:9Will you yet say before him who kills you, I am God? but you are man, and not God, in the hand of him who wounds you.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:9Dost thou really say, 'I am God,' Before him who is slaying thee? And thou art man, and not God, In the hand of him who is piercing thee.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:9Will you yet say before him that slays you, I am God? but you shall be a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slays you.