Ezekiel 28:4

Ezekiel 28:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
• New International Version (NIV)By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself and amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
• English Standard Version (ESV)by your wisdom and your understanding you have made wealth for yourself, and have gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;
• New King James Version (NKJV)With your wisdom and your understanding You have gained riches for yourself, And gathered gold and silver into your treasuries;

Context of Ezekiel 28:4

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. 3You think that you are wiser than Daniel, and that you know all secrets. You have been wise and clever enough to make yourself rich. You have stored much gold and silver in your palace. 5Because you are a clever trader, you have become even richer. And because of your riches, you have become very proud. 6So this is what the Almighty Lord says: You think that you are as wise as a god.

Ezekiel 28:4 word by word

בְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙ וּבִתְבוּנָ֣תְךָ֔ עָשִׂ֥יתָ לְּךָ֖ חָ֑יִל וַתַּ֛עַשׂ זָהָ֥ב וָכֶ֖סֶף בְּאוֹצְרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• With thy wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• and with thine understandingתְּבוּנָהtâbûn tebûnâh tôbûnâh · understandingH8394
• thou hast gottenעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• thee richesחַ֫יִלchayil · strength: richH2428
• and hast gottenעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: offerH6213
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• and silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• into thy treasuresאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214

Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:4

• Ezekiel 29:3Tell them, “The Almighty Lord says this: Listen, Pharaoh, king of Egypt, I have become your enemy. You are like the great monster that lies in Egypt's streams. You say, ‘The Nile river belongs to me! I made it for myself.’
• Deuteronomy 8:17You must never say to yourself, ‘I have got all these valuable things because I am strong and clever!’
• Proverbs 18:11Rich people think that their money makes them safe, like high, strong walls round a city.
• Proverbs 23:47. Do not work so hard to become rich that you make yourself ill. Be wise and rest when you need to.
• Ecclesiastes 9:11I have seen another thing that happens here on the earth. The runner who runs fastest does not always win the race. The strongest soldiers do not always win the battle. Very wise people do not always have food to eat. Very clever people do not always become rich. People who have learned many things are not always successful. Yes, anything may happen to anyone at any time.
• Habakkuk 1:16Their nets give them everything that they need, so they offer sacrifices to their nets. Their nets give them plenty of good food to eat, so they burn incense to thank their nets.
• Zechariah 9:2The Lord speaks against the country called Hamath. (It is next to the country called Hadrach.) The people in Tyre and Sidon cities are very wise. But the Lord also speaks against them.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28:4

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-10Verses 1-10 The prophecy against the prince of Tyre. Throughout the east the majesty and glory of a people were collected in the person of their monarch, who in some nations was worshipped as a god. The prince is here the embodiment of the community. Their glory is his glory, their pride his pride. The doom of Tyre could not be complete without denunciation of the prince of Tyre. Idolatrous nations and idolatrous kings were, in the eyes of the prophet…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5The prince of Tyre claimed to be divine because of his wisdom and his wealth. He believed that his wisdom had made him very rich. His riches then made him extremely proud. His pride grew out of his success and wealth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-262. Because, &c.--repeated resumptively in Eze 28:6. The apodosis begins at Eze 28:7. "The prince of Tyrus" at the time was Ithobal, or Ithbaal II; the name implying his close connection with Baal, the Phoenician supreme god, whose representative he was. I am a god, I sit in ... seat of God ... the seas--As God sits enthroned in His heavenly citadel exempt from all injury, so I sit secure in my impregnable stronghold amidst the stormiest elements, able to…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 28:4

• Gold
• Irony
• Money
• Pride
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Confidence
• Defile
• Tyre
• Gold
• Isaiah
• Wisdom
• 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