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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I will now bring against you a foreign army, the terror of the nations. They will draw their swords against your marvelous wisdom and defile your splendor!

Context of Ezekiel 28:7

5By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud. 6“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god, 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. 8They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas. 9Will you then say, “I am a god,” in the presence of those who kill you? You will be but a mortal, not a god, in the hands of those who slay 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: From the north I am going to bring against Tyre Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with horsemen and a great army.
• Isaiah 23:8Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are renowned in the earth?
• Amos 3:6When a trumpet sounds in a city, do not the people tremble? When disaster comes to a city, has not the Lord caused it?
• Ezekiel 30:11He and his army—the most ruthless of nations— will be brought in to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt and fill the land with the slain.
• Ezekiel 31:12and the most ruthless of foreign nations cut it down and left it. Its boughs fell on the mountains and in all the valleys; its branches lay broken in all the ravines of the land. All the nations of the earth came out from under its shade and left it.
• Ezekiel 32:12I will cause your hordes to fall by the swords of mighty men— the most ruthless of all nations. They will shatter the pride of Egypt, and all her hordes will be overthrown.
• Deuteronomy 28:49The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,
• Isaiah 25:3Therefore strong peoples will honor you; cities of ruthless nations will revere you.
• Daniel 7:7“After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast—terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.
• Habakkuk 1:6I am raising up the Babylonians, that ruthless and impetuous people, who sweep across the whole earth to seize dwellings not their own.
• Ezekiel 28:15You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created till wickedness 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

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