God’s Word Translation
Ezekiel 28:7
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.
Ezekiel 28:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.
- New International Version (NIV)I am going to bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations; they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom and pierce your shining splendor.
- English Standard Version (ESV)therefore, behold, I will bring foreigners upon you, the most ruthless of the nations; and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and defile your splendor.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, therefore, I will bring strangers against you, The most terrible of the nations; And they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom, And defile your splendor.
Context of Ezekiel 28:7
5Because 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. That 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. 8They will throw you into a pit, and you will die a violent death in the sea. 9You will no longer say that you are a god when you face those who kill you. You will be a human, not a god, in the hands of those who kill you.
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לָכֵ֗ן הִנְנִ֨י מֵבִ֤יא עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ זָרִ֔ים עָרִיצֵ֖י גּוֹיִ֑ם וְהֵרִ֤יקוּ חַרְבוֹתָם֙ עַל־יְפִ֣י חָכְמָתֶ֔ךָ וְחִלְּל֖וּ יִפְעָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Behold, therefore I will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- strangersזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
- upon thee, the terribleעָרִיץ‛ârîyts · ruthlessH6184
- of the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- and they shall drawרִיקrûq · to emptyH7324
- their swordsחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
- against the beautyיֳפִיyŏphîy · beautyH3308
- of thy wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
- and they shall defileחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
- thy brightnessיִפְעָהyiph‛âh · splendorH3314
Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:7
- Ezekiel 26:7“This is what the Almighty Lord says: From the north I’m going to bring King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon against you, Tyre. He is the greatest king. He will bring horses, chariots, war horses, many people, and many troops.
- Isaiah 23:8Who planned such a thing against Tyre, the city that produced kings? Its merchants are princes. Its traders are among the honored people of the world.
- Amos 3:6If a ram’s horn sounds an alarm in a city, won’t the people be alarmed? If there is a disaster in a city, hasn’t the Lord done it?
- Ezekiel 30:11He and his troops, the most ruthless troops among the nations, will be brought to destroy the land. They will draw their swords to attack Egypt and fill the land with dead bodies.
- Ezekiel 31:12Foreigners from the most ruthless nation cut it down and threw it away. Its branches fell on the mountains and in every valley. Its broken branches fell in every ravine in the land. All the nations in the world came out from under its shade and left.
- Ezekiel 32:12I will cut down your people with the swords of warriors. All of them will be the most ruthless warriors among the nations. They will shatter the pride of Egypt and destroy its many people.
- Deuteronomy 28:49The Lord will bring against you a nation from far away, from the ends of the earth. The nation will swoop down on you like an eagle. It will be a nation whose language you won’t understand.
- Isaiah 25:3That is why strong people will honor you, and cities ruled by the world’s tyrants will fear you.
- Daniel 7:7After this, I saw a fourth animal in my vision during the night. It was terrifying, dreadful, extraordinarily strong, and had large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed its victims and trampled whatever was left. It acted differently from all the other animals that I had seen before. It had ten horns.
- Habakkuk 1:6I am going to send the Babylonians, that fierce and reckless nation. They will march throughout the earth to take possession of lands that don’t belong to them.
- Ezekiel 28:15Your behavior was perfect from the time you were created, until evil was found in you.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 28:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7I will bring strangers upon thee - The Chaldeans.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. 6-7The prince of Tyre's pride led to his downfall (Proverbs 16:18). His claims of wisdom and power would prove empty when the Lord sent the Babylonian army against him. They would draw their swords and humble him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. therefore--apodosis. strangers ... terrible of the nations--the Chaldean foreigners noted for their ferocity (Eze 30:11; 31:12). against the beauty of thy wisdom--that is, against thy beautiful possessions acquired by thy wisdom on which thou pridest thyself (Eze 28:3-5). defile thy brightness--obscure the brightness of thy kingdom.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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