6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
6 " 'Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: " 'Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god,
6 therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you make your heart like the heart of a god,
6 "'Therefore, God, the Master, says: "'Because you're acting like a god, pretending to be a god,
6 'Therefore thus says the Lord God: "Because you have set your heart as the heart of a god,
6 "Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you think you are as wise as a god,
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 28:6
Commentary on Ezekiel 28:1-19
(Read Ezekiel 28:1-19)
Ethbaal, or Ithobal, was the prince or king of Tyre; and being lifted up with excessive pride, he claimed Divine honours. Pride is peculiarly the sin of our fallen nature. Nor can any wisdom, except that which the Lord gives, lead to happiness in this world or in that which is to come. The haughty prince of Tyre thought he was able to protect his people by his own power, and considered himself as equal to the inhabitants of heaven. If it were possible to dwell in the garden of Eden, or even to enter heaven, no solid happiness could be enjoyed without a humble, holy, and spiritual mind. Especially all spiritual pride is of the devil. Those who indulge therein must expect to perish.