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 King James Version (NKJV)“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.

Context of Ezekiel 28:17

15“You were blameless in all you did from the day you were created until the day evil was found in you. 16Your rich commerce led you to violence, and you sinned. So I banished you in disgrace from the mountain of God. I expelled you, O mighty guardian, from your place among the stones of fire. 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. 18You defiled your sanctuaries with your many sins and your dishonest trade. So I brought fire out from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all who were watching. 19All who knew you are appalled at your fate. You have come to a terrible end, and you will exist no more.”

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, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign Lord: “In your great pride you claim, ‘I am a god! I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.’ But you are only a man and not a god, though you boast that you are a god.
• Ezekiel 16:14Your fame soon spread throughout the world because of your beauty. I dressed you in my splendor and perfected your beauty, says the Sovereign Lord.
• Ezekiel 31:10“Therefore, this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because Egypt became proud and arrogant, and because it set itself so high above the others, with its top reaching to the clouds,
• Proverbs 11:2Pride leads to disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
• Proverbs 16:18Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
• Luke 14:11For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
• James 4:6And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
• Isaiah 19:11What fools are the officials of Zoan! Their best counsel to the king of Egypt is stupid and wrong. Will they still boast to Pharaoh of their wisdom? Will they dare brag about all their wise ancestors?
• Jeremiah 8:9These wise teachers will fall into the trap of their own foolishness, for they have rejected the word of the Lord. Are they so wise after all?
• Romans 1:22Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.
• 1 Corinthians 1:19As the Scriptures say, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.”
• Job 40:11Give vent to your anger. Let it overflow against the proud.
• Psalms 73:18Truly, you put them on a slippery path and send them sliding over the cliff to destruction.
• Psalms 147:6The Lord supports the humble, but he brings the wicked down into the dust.
• Ezekiel 16:41They will burn your homes and punish you in front of many women. I will stop your prostitution and end your payments to your many lovers.
• Ezekiel 23:48In this way, I will put an end to lewdness and idolatry in the land, and my judgment will be a warning to all women not to follow your wicked example.

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