Ezekiel 28:16

Ezekiel 28:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
• New International Version (NIV)Through your widespread trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, and I expelled you, guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned; so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God, and I destroyed you, O guardian cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the fiery stones.

Context of Ezekiel 28:16

14I placed you there with an anointed guardian cherub; you were on the holy mountain of God; you walked about amidst fiery stones. 15You were blameless in your behavior from the day you were created, until sin was discovered in you. In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned; so I defiled you and banished you from the mountain of God – the guardian cherub expelled you from the midst of the stones of fire. 17Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor. I threw you down to the ground; I placed you before kings, that they might see you. 18By the multitude of your iniquities, through the sinfulness of your trade, you desecrated your sanctuaries. So I drew fire out from within you; it consumed you, and I turned you to ashes on the earth before the eyes of all who saw you.

Ezekiel 28:16 word by word

בְּרֹ֣ב רְכֻלָּתְךָ֗ מָל֧וּ תוֹכְךָ֛ חָמָ֖ס וַֽתֶּחֱטָ֑א וָאֶחַלֶּלְךָ֩ מֵהַ֨ר אֱלֹהִ֤ים וָֽאַבֶּדְךָ֙ כְּר֣וּב הַסֹּכֵ֔ךְ מִתּ֖וֹךְ אַבְנֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• By the multitudeרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of thy merchandiseרְכֻלָּהrekûllâh · merchandiseH7404
• they have filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of thee with violenceחָמָסchâmâs · violenceH2555
• and thou hast sinnedחָטָאchâţâ' · to sinH2398
• therefore I will cast thee as profaneחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• out of the mountainהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and I will destroyאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• thee, O coveringסָכַךְsâkak ώâkak · to coverH5526
• cherubכְּרוּבkerûb · cherubH3742
• of the stonesאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• of fireאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784

Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:16

• Ezekiel 27:12“‘Tarshish was your trade partner because of your abundant wealth; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products.
• Isaiah 23:17At the end of seventy years the Lord will revive Tyre. She will start making money again by selling her services to all the earth’s kingdoms.
• Hosea 12:7The businessmen love to cheat; they use dishonest scales.
• Luke 19:45Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling things there,
• John 2:16To those who sold the doves he said, “Take these things away from here! Do not make my Father’s house a marketplace!”
• 1 Timothy 6:9Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
• Ezekiel 8:17He said to me, “Do you see, son of man? Is it a trivial thing that the house of Judah commits these abominations they are practicing here? For they have filled the land with violence and provoked me to anger still further. Look, they are putting the branch to their nose!
• Genesis 6:11The earth was ruined in the sight of God; the earth was filled with violence.
• Amos 3:9Make this announcement in the fortresses of Ashdod and in the fortresses in the land of Egypt. Say this: “Gather on the hills around Samaria! Observe the many acts of violence taking place within the city, the oppressive deeds occurring in it.”
• Micah 2:2They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
• Micah 6:12The city’s rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; her inhabitants lie, their tongues speak deceptive words.
• Habakkuk 2:8Because you robbed many countries, all who are left among the nations will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.
• Zephaniah 1:9On that day I will punish all who leap over the threshold, who fill the house of their master with wealth taken by violence and deceit.
• Genesis 3:24When he drove the man out, he placed on the eastern side of the orchard in Eden angelic sentries who used the flame of a whirling sword to guard the way to the tree of life.
• Leviticus 18:24“‘Do not defile yourselves with any of these things, for the nations which I am about to drive out before you have been defiled with all these things.
• Isaiah 22:19I will remove you from your office; you will be thrown down from your position.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16I will cast thee as profane - Thou shalt be cast down from thine eminence. From the midst of the stones of fire - Some, supposing that stones of fire means the stars, have thought that the whole refers to the fall of Satan.Read the comment
• 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. 1616. filled the midst of thee--that is, they have filled the midst of the city; he as the head of the state being involved in the guilt of the state, which he did not check, but fostered. cast thee as profane--no longer treated as sacred, but driven out of the place of sanctity (see Eze 28:14) which thou hast occupied (compare Psa 89:39).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 28:16

• Commerce
• Lamentations
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Confidence
• Defile
• Tyre
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• Merchandise
• 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