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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Yes, your wisdom has made you very rich, and your riches have made you very proud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />by your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />By thy great wisdom <i>and</i> by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your riches, And your heart is lifted up because of your riches),”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“By your great wisdom, by your trade You have increased your riches, And your heart is haughty because of your riches—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220By your great wisdom, by your trade You have increased your riches And your heart is lifted up because of your riches—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“By your great wisdom, by your trade You have increased your riches, And your heart is lifted up because of your riches—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />By your great wisdom, by your trade You have increased your wealth, And your heart is lofty because of your wealth—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />By your great wisdom and by your trade You have increased your riches <i>and</i> power, And your heart is proud <i>and</i> arrogant because of your wealth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has become proud because of your wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has become proud because of your wealth.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />by thy great wisdom and by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches; ?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You're a clever businessman and are extremely wealthy, but your wealth has led to arrogance! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />by thy great wisdom and by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Because of your great skill in trading, you've made yourself very wealthy. You have become arrogant because of your wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You made clever business deals and kept on making profits. How proud you are of your wealth! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />By your great wisdom, by your skills in trading you have amassed wealth for yourself and your heart has become arrogant because of your wealth."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />By your great skill in trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart is proud because of your wealth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />by your great wisdom and by your traffic you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches"--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />By your great wisdom and by your trading you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches—” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />By the abundance of your wisdom, "" Through your merchandise, "" You have multiplied your wealth, "" And your heart is high through your wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> By the abundance of thy wisdom, Through thy merchandise, Thou hast multiplied thy wealth, And high is thy heart through thy wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />By the multitude of thy wisdom, by thy traffic thou didst multiply thy wealth, and thine heart will be lifted up in thy wealth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />By the greatness of thy wisdom, and by thy traffic thou hast increased thy strength: and thy heart is lifted up with thy strength. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />By the multitude of your wisdom, and by your business dealings, you have multiplied strength for yourself. And your heart has been exalted by your strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Through your great wisdom in trading you heaped up riches for yourself— your heart is haughty because of your riches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />By your great wisdom in trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />By your great wisdom and by your trade you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the multitude of your wisdom and of your commerce you multiplied your wealth, and your heart is lifted up by your wealth<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In thy great wisdom by thy traffic Hast thou increased thy riches, And thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />By thy abundant knowledge and thy traffic thou hast multiplied thy power; thy heart has been lifted up by thy power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=8039" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Prophecy Against the King of Tyre</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: bə·rōḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">By your great</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">skill</a> <a href="/hebrew/7404.htm" title="7404: bir·ḵul·lā·ṯə·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Traffic, merchandise. Feminine passive participle of rakal; trade.">in trading</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: hir·bî·ṯā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">you have increased</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥê·le·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">your wealth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">but your heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/1361.htm" title="1361: way·yiḡ·bah (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To soar, be lofty, to be haughty. A primitive root; to soar, i.e. Be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty.">has grown proud</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: bə·ḥê·le·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">because of it.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-28.htm">Proverbs 11:28</a></span><br />He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-3</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11-17</a></span><br />And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-16.htm">Luke 12:16-21</a></span><br />Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance. / So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’ / Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a></span><br />Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-23.htm">Mark 10:23-25</a></span><br />Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!” / And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! / It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-23.htm">Jeremiah 9:23-24</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches. / But let him who boasts boast in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD, who exercises loving devotion, justice and righteousness on the earth—for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-7.htm">Isaiah 2:7-8</a></span><br />Their land is full of silver and gold, with no limit to their treasures; their land is full of horses, with no limit to their chariots. / Their land is full of idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their fingers have made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a></span><br />Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/49-6.htm">Psalm 49:6-7</a></span><br />They trust in their wealth and boast in their great riches. / No man can possibly redeem his brother or pay his ransom to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-4.htm">Proverbs 23:4-5</a></span><br />Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. / When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10-11</a></span><br />He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. / When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/31-24.htm">Job 31:24-28</a></span><br />If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security, / if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much, / if I have beheld the sun in its radiance or the moon moving in splendor, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">By your great wisdom and by your traffic have you increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches:</p><p class="hdg">thy great wisdom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/26-12.htm">Proverbs 26:12</a></b></br> Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? <i>there is</i> more hope of a fool than of him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-21.htm">Isaiah 5:21</a></b></br> Woe unto <i>them that are</i> wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/12-16.htm">Romans 12:16</a></b></br> <i>Be</i> of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.</p><p class="hdg">and by</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Ezekiel 27:12</a></b></br> Tarshish <i>was</i> thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all <i>kind of</i> riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/62-10.htm">Psalm 62:10</a></b></br> Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart <i>upon them</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/23-3.htm">Isaiah 23:3,8</a></b></br> And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, <i>is</i> her revenue; and she is a mart of nations… </p><p class="hdg">and thine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a></b></br> Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart <i>is</i> lifted up, and thou hast said, I <i>am</i> a God, I sit <i>in</i> the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou <i>art</i> a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49</a></b></br> Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/6-11.htm">Deuteronomy 6:11,12</a></b></br> And houses full of all good <i>things</i>, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-34.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-19.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Power</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-24.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-11.htm">Skill</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Trade</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Trading</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Traffic</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-4.htm">Traffick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/daniel/4-22.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-6.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-17.htm">High</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Increased</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-17.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-5.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-6.htm">Power</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-17.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/daniel/11-2.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/daniel/1-17.htm">Skill</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Trade</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Trading</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Traffic</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-18.htm">Traffick</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-19.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-7.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/28-1.htm">God's judgment upon the prince of Tyrus for his sacrilegious pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/28-11.htm">A lamentation of his great glory corrupted by Sidon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/28-20.htm">The judgment of Zion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">The restoration of Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Tyre was a major Phoenician port city, renowned for its maritime trade and skilled merchants. The city's wealth was largely due to its ability to navigate and dominate trade routes across the Mediterranean. This skill in trading is reminiscent of the wisdom and understanding attributed to Solomon in <a href="/1_kings/10-23.htm">1 Kings 10:23-24</a>, where his wealth and wisdom attracted traders and dignitaries from all over the world. The emphasis on "great skill" suggests a God-given ability that was meant to be used for good but was instead used for self-aggrandizement.<p><b>you have increased your wealth</b><br>The accumulation of wealth is a central theme here, reflecting the material prosperity that often accompanies successful trade. In biblical times, wealth was seen as a sign of blessing, but it also came with the responsibility to use it wisely and justly. The increase in wealth can be compared to the blessings given to Israel when they followed God's commandments (<a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>). However, the misuse of wealth is warned against in scriptures such as <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">1 Timothy 6:10</a>, which states that the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. The wealth of Tyre, while a testament to its success, became a snare leading to pride and eventual downfall.<p><b>but your heart has grown proud because of it</b><br>Pride is a recurring theme in the Bible, often leading to a fall (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>). The heart, in biblical terms, represents the center of one's being, including emotions, will, and intellect. The pride of the ruler of Tyre is akin to the pride of Lucifer described in <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a>, where a desire to ascend above God led to his downfall. This pride is also reminiscent of Nebuchadnezzar's pride in <a href="/daniel/4-30.htm">Daniel 4:30-37</a>, where he boasted of his achievements and was subsequently humbled by God. The warning here is clear: pride in one's achievements, especially when they lead to self-reliance and a turning away from God, results in judgment. The ruler's pride is a cautionary tale of how wealth and success can corrupt the heart, leading to spiritual blindness and separation from God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is known for his vivid visions and symbolic actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prince_of_tyre.htm">The Prince of Tyre</a></b><br>The primary subject of <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Ezekiel 28</a>, representing the ruler of the city of Tyre, a wealthy and influential maritime city-state known for its commerce and trade.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>An ancient Phoenician city located on the Mediterranean coast, renowned for its wealth, trade, and skilled artisans.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period during which the Israelites were exiled from their homeland and lived in Babylon, a time of significant prophetic activity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pride.htm">Pride</a></b><br>A central theme in this passage, highlighting the spiritual danger of becoming proud due to material wealth and success.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride can lead to spiritual blindness and separation from God. We must guard our hearts against becoming proud due to our achievements or possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wealth_as_a_test.htm">Wealth as a Test</a></b><br>Material wealth is not inherently evil, but it is a test of character. We should use our resources to glorify God and serve others, rather than allowing them to inflate our egos.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>True wisdom and success come from recognizing our dependence on God. We should cultivate humility and gratitude, acknowledging that all we have is from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_self-sufficiency.htm">The Illusion of Self-Sufficiency</a></b><br>The Prince of Tyre believed his wealth made him invincible. We must remember that our security and worth are found in God, not in material possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>When we recognize pride in our hearts, we should repent and seek God's forgiveness, trusting in His grace to restore us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_wisdom_and_revelation.htm">What is Tyre's significance in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_tyre_ruler's_god_claim.htm">Why does Ezekiel 28:2 claim the ruler of Tyre said he was a god sitting on the throne of the seas, yet there is no archaeological record of such a bold claim?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_28_13_link_to_phoenicia.htm">If Ezekiel 28:13 describes precious stones that heavily imply Eden, how does this align with the historical context of a Phoenician city-state?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_tyre's_king.htm">Who was Tyre's king?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">By your great</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרֹ֧ב</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multitude, abundance, greatness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">skill</span><br /><span class="heb">חָכְמָתְךָ֛</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wisdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in trading</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּרְכֻלָּתְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(bir·ḵul·lā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7404.htm">Strong's 7404: </a> </span><span class="str2">Traffic, merchandise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have increased</span><br /><span class="heb">הִרְבִּ֣יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(hir·bî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your wealth,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵילֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but your heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָבְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has grown proud</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּגְבַּ֥הּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḡ·bah)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1361.htm">Strong's 1361: </a> </span><span class="str2">To soar, be lofty, to be haughty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of [it].’</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחֵילֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥê·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Ezekiel 28:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Ezekiel 28:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Ezekiel 28:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Ezekiel 28:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Ezekiel 28:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Ezekiel 28:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Ezekiel 28:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Ezekiel 28:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Ezekiel 28:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Ezekiel 28:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/28-5.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 28:5 By your great wisdom and by your (Ezek. 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