Ezekiel 28:17

Ezekiel 28:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze at you.

Context of Ezekiel 28:17

15Everything that you did was completely good from the day that you were born. But later, you started to do wicked things. 16As a trader, you bought and sold many things. As a result, you became violent and you did evil things. So I sent you away in shame. I would not allow you to remain on my mountain. The cherub that had been your guard chased you out. You could no longer walk among the stones that burned with fire. But because you were so beautiful, you were very proud. You used your wisdom to do bad things, because you loved to have beautiful things. So I threw you down to the ground. I let other kings see what had happened to you. 18As a trader, you did many wrong things to cheat people. Your holy places became unclean. So I caused fire to completely destroy your city. Everyone could see that only ashes remained on the ground. 19All the people of other nations who knew you are very afraid. They have seen the terrible thing that has happened to you. You have come to a complete end and you will never return.” ’

Ezekiel 28:17 word by word

גָּבַ֤הּ לִבְּךָ֙ בְּיָפְיֶ֔ךָ שִׁחַ֥תָּ חָכְמָתְךָ֖ עַל־יִפְעָתֶ֑ךָ עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ הִשְׁלַכְתִּ֗יךָ לִפְנֵ֧י מְלָכִ֛ים נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְרַ֥אֲוָה בָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• was lifted upגָּבַהּgâbahh · be highH1361
• because of thy beautyיֳפִיyŏphîy · beautyH3308
• thou hast corruptedשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• thy wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• by reason ofעַל‛al · uponH5921
• thy brightnessיִפְעָהyiph‛âh · splendorH3314
• I will castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• thee to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• I will layנָתַןnâthan · to give: throwH5414
• thee beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• that they may beholdרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200

Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:17

• Ezekiel 28:2‘Son of man, say this to the ruler of Tyre. “This is what the Almighty Lord says: You are a very proud man. You say, ‘I am a god and Tyre is my throne. I rule over all the seas around me.’ But, whatever you think, you are only a man. You are not a god.
• Ezekiel 16:14The people of other nations heard news about your beauty. That was because of all the good things that I had given you to make you very beautiful. That is what the Almighty Lord says.
• Ezekiel 31:10So this is what the Almighty Lord says: That great tree, Assyria, was very tall. Its top reached up to the clouds. It was very proud because it was so great.
• Proverbs 11:2If people are proud, they will soon become ashamed. But if people are humble, they become wise.
• Proverbs 16:18If you are proud, you will soon come to an end. Anyone who boasts will soon fall down.
• Luke 14:11It will be the same in the kingdom of God. Some people lift themselves up to be important. God will bring all of them down low. Other people are humble. God will lift up those people to a good place.’
• James 4:6But God will be very kind to us and he will help us. That is why the Bible says, ‘God is against those people who think that they are important. But he is kind to people who do not feel important.’
• Isaiah 19:11The royal officers in Zoan are fools! Pharaoh's wise leaders tell him to do stupid things! They should not boast to Pharaoh that they are wise. They should not say that they are descendants of wise kings from long ago.
• Jeremiah 8:9Those wise teachers will be ashamed and upset. Enemies will catch them as their prisoners. They have refused to accept the Lord's message. So they are not really wise.
• Romans 1:22They said that they were wise, but really they became fools.
• 1 Corinthians 1:19It says in the Bible: ‘I, God, will destroy all the clever thoughts of wise people. I will show that their clever ideas are useless.’
• Job 40:11Show everyone your great anger! Look at all the people who like to boast and bring them down low!
• Psalms 73:18Yes, I realized that they are in a dangerous place, where they will easily slip. You will cause them to fall down to their death.
• Psalms 147:6The Lord gives help to poor people, but he knocks down wicked people to the ground.
• Ezekiel 16:41They will use fire to destroy your houses. Many women will watch while those people punish you. I will stop you from having sex as a prostitute. You will no longer pay men to have sex with you.
• Ezekiel 23:48That is how I will stop the people of this land from doing disgusting things. All the women will see what has happened to Oholah and Oholibah. They will not do the same disgusting things themselves.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-19Verses 11-19 The dirge of the prince of Tyre, answering to the dirge of the state. The passage is ironical; its main purpose is to depict all the glory, real or assumed, of “the prince of Tyrus,” in order to show how deplorable should be his ruin. Ezekiel 28:12 To “seal the sum” is to make up the whole measure of perfection. Compare the Septuagint Ezekiel 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden - “Thou” wast etc. The prince of Tyrus is ironically described as the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-18This sarcastic description of the prince of Tyre's greatness and pride sets him up for his fall, similar to the fall of humanity (Genesis 3). Like Adam, the king of Tyre's supposedly blameless state was temporary and ended abruptly when evil was found in him. His wealth and dishonest trade led him to violence (compare Ezekiel 26:17). Someone who claimed to be greater than Adam could experience a similar fall from favor and be banished from the mountain of…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. brightness--thy splendor. lay thee before kings--as an example of God's wrath against presumptuous pride.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 28:17

• Beauty
• Lamentations
• Pride
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Confidence
• Defile
• Tyre
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Phoenicia; Phoenicians
• Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings