But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
Parallel translations
- WEB Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”
- KJV But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
- NKJV But you shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.”
- NASB “Nevertheless you will die like men, And fall like one of the princes.”
- NLT But you will die like mere mortals and fall like every other ruler.’”
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Quick answer
Nevertheless these 'gods' will die like mere men and fall like any ruler. Even the mighty are mortal and accountable to God.
Overview
Despite their exalted title, the unjust rulers remain mortal and will perish like all others, stripped of any pretended immunity. Their authority is borrowed and temporary, and God will hold them to account. This humbling reminder applies to all human power, which stands under the judgment of the eternal God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Ps 49:12But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
- Ezek 31:14This happened so that no other trees by the waters would become great in height and set their tops among the clouds, and no other well-watered trees would reach them in height. For they have all been consigned to death, to the depths of the earth, among the mortals who descend to the Pit.’
- Job 21:32He is carried to the grave, and watch is kept over his tomb.
- Ps 83:11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
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