Isaiah 14:13-14
13You said in your heart,a‘I will ascend to heaven;
above the stars of God
bI will set my throne on high;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
in the far reaches of the north; ▼
▼Or in the remote parts of Zaphon
14I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will make myself like the Most High.’
Ezekiel 28:12-14
12 d“Son of man, eraise a lamentation over fthe king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God:“You were the signet of perfection, ▼
▼The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
hfull of wisdom and iperfect in beauty.
13You were in jEden, the garden of God;
kevery precious stone was your covering,
lsardius, topaz, and diamond,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire, ▼
▼Or lapis lazuli
nemerald, and carbuncle;and crafted in gold were your settings
and your engravings. ▼
▼The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
pOn the day that you were created
they were prepared.
14You were an anointed qguardian cherub.
I placed you; ▼
▼The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
you were on sthe holy mountain of God;in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
Daniel 4:30-31
30and the king answered and said, t“Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by umy mighty power as a royal residence and for vthe glory of my majesty?” 31 wWhile the words were still in the king’s mouth, there fell a voice from heaven, “O King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: The kingdom has departed from you,2 Thessalonians 2:4
4who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, xproclaiming himself to be God.
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