Ezekiel 28:5

Ezekiel 28:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
• New International Version (NIV)By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud.
• English Standard Version (ESV)by your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth—
• New King James Version (NKJV)By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches, And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”

Context of Ezekiel 28:5

3behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 4by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: by thy great wisdom and by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: 6therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God; 7therefore behold, 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.

Ezekiel 28:5 word by word

בְּרֹ֧ב חָכְמָתְךָ֛ בִּרְכֻלָּתְךָ֖ הִרְבִּ֣יתָ חֵילֶ֑ךָ וַיִּגְבַּ֥הּ לְבָבְךָ֖ בְּחֵילֶֽךָ׃ סRead the interlinear

• greatרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
• richesחַ֫יִלchayil · strength: richH2428
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824

Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:5

• Proverbs 26:12Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
• Isaiah 5:21Woe unto them that are wise their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
• Romans 12:16Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits.
• Ezekiel 27:12Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded for thy wares.
• Psalms 62:10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart thereon.
• Isaiah 23:3And on great waters the seed of Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations.
• Hosea 12:7He is a trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to oppress.
• Zechariah 9:3And Tyre did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
• James 4:13Go to now, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:
• Ezekiel 28:2Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art man, and not God, though thou didst set thine heart as the heart of God:
• Ezekiel 16:49Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom; pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
• Deuteronomy 6:11and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and cisterns hewn out, which thou hewedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not, and thou shalt eat and be full;
• Deuteronomy 8:13and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
• 2 Chronicles 25:19Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
• 2 Chronicles 32:23And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem, and precious things to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was exalted in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.
• Job 31:24If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5By thy great wisdom - He attributed every thing to himself; he did not acknowledge a Divine providence. As he got all by himself, so he believed he could keep all by himself, and had no need of any foreign help.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. 3-5The prince of Tyre claimed to be divine because of his wisdom and his wealth. He believed that his wisdom had made him very rich. His riches then made him extremely proud. His pride grew out of his success and wealth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. (Psa 62:10).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 28:5

• Commerce
• Irony
• Pride
• Rich, the
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

• Confidence
• Defile
• Tyre
• Isaiah
• Wisdom
• 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