Ezekiel 28:7

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

5By your great skill in trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart is proud because of your wealth. 6“‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because you think you are godlike, I am about to bring foreigners against you, the most terrifying of nations. They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom, and they will defile your splendor. 8They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die violently in the heart of the seas. 9Will you still say, “I am a god,” before the one who kills you – though you are a man and not a god – when you are in the power of those who wound you?

Ezekiel 28:7 word by word

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“For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Take note that I am about to bring King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, king of kings, against Tyre from the north, with horses, chariots, and horsemen, an army and hordes of people.
• Isaiah 23:8Who planned this for royal Tyre, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are the dignitaries of the earth?
• Amos 3:6If an alarm sounds in a city, do people not fear? If disaster overtakes a city, is the Lord not responsible?
• Ezekiel 30:11He and his people with him, the most terrifying of the nations, will be brought there to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with corpses.
• Ezekiel 31:12Foreigners from the most terrifying nations have cut it down and left it to lie there on the mountains. In all the valleys its branches have fallen, and its boughs lie broken in the ravines of the land. All the peoples of the land have departed from its shade and left it.
• Ezekiel 32:12By the swords of the mighty warriors I will cause your hordes to fall – all of them are the most terrifying among the nations. They will devastate the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed.
• Deuteronomy 28:49The Lord will raise up a distant nation against you, one from the other side of the earth as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you will not understand,
• Isaiah 25:3So a strong nation will extol you; the towns of powerful nations will fear you.
• Daniel 7:7“After these things, as I was watching in the night visions a fourth beast appeared – one dreadful, terrible, and very strong. It had two large rows of iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and anything that was left it trampled with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.
• Habakkuk 1:6Look, I am about to empower the Babylonians, that ruthless and greedy nation. They sweep across the surface of the earth, seizing dwelling places that do not belong to them.
• Ezekiel 28:15You were blameless in your behavior from the day you were created, until sin was discovered 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

Topics related to Ezekiel 28:7

• Pride
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Confidence
• Defile
• Tyre
• Isaiah
• Nebuchadnezzar, or Nebuchadrezzar
• splendor

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