Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 28:9

"Wilt 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." — Ezekiel 28:9 (ASV)

Thou shalt be a man.— The future, added to the text by the words in italics, should be omitted. The original form is exactly the same as in Ezekiel 28:2, and should be so translated. In both cases the article is better omitted. The contrast between the weakness of man and the power of God is strongly brought out: yet thou art man, in the hand of him that slayeth thee.