God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 28:5
5Because of your great skill in trading, you’ve made yourself very wealthy. You have become arrogant because of your wealth.
Ezekiel 28:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
- New International Version (NIV)By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud.
- English Standard Version (ESV)by your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth—
- New King James Version (NKJV)By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches, And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”
Context of Ezekiel 28:5
3You think that you are wiser than Daniel and that no secret can be hidden from you. 4Because you are wise and understanding, you’ve made yourself rich. You saved gold and silver in your treasuries. Because of your great skill in trading, you’ve made yourself very wealthy. You have become arrogant because of your wealth. 6“ ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: You think you are wise like God. 7That is why I am going to bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless foreigners among the nations. They will draw their swords against your fine wisdom and dishonor your greatness.
Read all of Ezekiel 28Ezekiel 28:5 word by word
בְּרֹ֧ב חָכְמָתְךָ֛ בִּרְכֻלָּתְךָ֖ הִרְבִּ֣יתָ חֵילֶ֑ךָ וַיִּגְבַּ֥הּ לְבָבְךָ֖ בְּחֵילֶֽךָ׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:5
- Proverbs 26:12Have you met a person who thinks he is wise? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Isaiah 5:21How horrible it will be for those who think they are wise and consider themselves to be clever.
- Romans 12:16Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be arrogant, but be friendly to humble people. Don’t think that you are smarter than you really are.
- Ezekiel 27:12“ ‘People from Tarshish traded with you because you were so very rich. They exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your merchandise.
- Psalms 62:10Do not count on extortion ⌞to make you rich⌟. Do not hope to gain anything through robbery. When riches increase, do not depend on them.
- Isaiah 23:3The grain of Shihor is on the Mediterranean. The harvest of the Nile River is brought to Tyre. Tyre became the marketplace for the nations.
- Hosea 12:7⌞The Lord says,⌟ “The merchants use dishonest scales. They love to cheat people.
- Zechariah 9:3Tyre built itself a fortress. It piled up silver like dust and gold like mud in the streets.
- James 4:13Pay attention to this! You’re saying, “Today or tomorrow we will go into some city, stay there a year, conduct business, and make money.”
- Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: In your arrogance you say, “I’m a god. I sit on God’s throne in the sea.” But you’re only human and not a god, although you think you are a god.
- Ezekiel 16:49This is what your sister Sodom has done wrong. She and her daughters were proud that they had plenty of food and had peace and security. They didn’t help the poor and the needy.
- Deuteronomy 6:11Your houses will be filled with all kinds of things that you didn’t put there. You will have cisterns that you didn’t dig and vineyards and olive trees that you didn’t plant. After you have eaten all that you want,
- Deuteronomy 8:13Your herds and flocks, silver and gold, and everything else you have will increase.
- 2 Chronicles 25:19You say you defeated Edom, and now you’ve become arrogant enough to look for more fame. Stay home! Why must you invite disaster and your own defeat and take Judah with you?”
- 2 Chronicles 32:23Many people still went to Jerusalem to bring gifts to the Lord and expensive presents to King Hezekiah of Judah. From then on, he was considered important by all the nations.
- Job 31:24“If I put my confidence in gold or said to fine gold, ‘I trust you’….
Commentaries on Ezekiel 28:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5By thy great wisdom - He attributed every thing to himself; he did not acknowledge a Divine providence. As he got all by himself, so he believed he could keep all by himself, and had no need of any foreign help.Read the comment
- 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. 55. (Psa 62:10).Read the comment
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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
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