Ezekiel 28:17

Ezekiel 28:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Your heart was filled with pride because of all your beauty. Your wisdom was corrupted by your love of splendor. So I threw you to the ground and exposed you to the curious gaze of kings.

Context of Ezekiel 28:17

15You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you. 16“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. “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze at you. 18“You defiled your sanctuaries By the multitude of your iniquities, By the iniquity of your trading; Therefore I brought fire from your midst; It devoured you, And I turned you to ashes upon the earth In the sight of all who saw you. 19All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you; You have become a horror, And shall be no more forever.” ’ ”

Ezekiel 28:17 word by word

גָּבַ֤הּ לִבְּךָ֙ בְּיָפְיֶ֔ךָ שִׁחַ֥תָּ חָכְמָתְךָ֖ עַל־יִפְעָתֶ֑ךָ עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ הִשְׁלַכְתִּ֗יךָ לִפְנֵ֧י מְלָכִ֛ים נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְרַ֥אֲוָה בָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thine heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• was lifted upגָּבַהּgâbahh · be highH1361
• because of thy beautyיֳפִיyŏphîy · beautyH3308
• thou hast corruptedשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• thy wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• by reason ofעַל‛al · uponH5921
• thy brightnessיִפְעָהyiph‛âh · splendorH3314
• I will castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• thee to the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• I will layנָתַןnâthan · to give: throwH5414
• thee beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• that they may beholdרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200

Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:17

• Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because your heart is lifted up, And you say, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods, In the midst of the seas,’ Yet you are a man, and not a god, Though you set your heart as the heart of a god
• Ezekiel 16:14Your fame went out among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through My splendor which I had bestowed on you,” says the Lord God.
• Ezekiel 31:10“Therefore thus says the Lord God: ‘Because you have increased in height, and it set its top among the thick boughs, and its heart was lifted up in its height,
• Proverbs 11:2When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom.
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.
• Luke 14:11For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”
• James 4:6But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.”
• Isaiah 19:11Surely the princes of Zoan are fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give foolish counsel. How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise, The son of ancient kings?”
• Jeremiah 8:9The wise men are ashamed, They are dismayed and taken. Behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord; So what wisdom do they have?
• Romans 1:22Professing to be wise, they became fools,
• 1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”
• Job 40:11Disperse the rage of your wrath; Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.
• Psalms 73:18Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction.
• Psalms 147:6The Lord lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground.
• Ezekiel 16:41They shall burn your houses with fire, and execute judgments on you in the sight of many women; and I will make you cease playing the harlot, and you shall no longer hire lovers.
• Ezekiel 23:48Thus I will cause lewdness to cease from the land, that all women may be taught not to practice your lewdness.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28:17

• 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. 1717. brightness--thy splendor. lay thee before kings--as an example of God's wrath against presumptuous pride.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 28:17

• Beauty
• Lamentations
• Pride
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Confidence
• Defile
• Tyre
• Ezekiel
• Isaiah
• 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