Ezekiel 28:5
By thy abundant knowledge and thy traffic thou hast multiplied thy power; thy heart has been lifted up by thy power.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
6Therefore thus saith the Lord; Since thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:13and thy oxen and thy sheep are multiplied to thee, and thy silver and thy gold are multiplied to thee, and all thy possessions are multiplied to thee,
2 Kings 14:10Thou hast smitten and wounded Edom, and thy heart has lifted thee up: + 14:10 Gr. glorify thyself sitting in thy house.stay at home and glorify thyself; for wherefore art thou quarrelsome to thy hurt? So both thou wilt fall and Juda with thee.
2 Chronicles 32:23And many brought gifts to the Lord to Jerusalem, and presents to Ezekias king of Juda; and he was exalted in the eyes of all the nations after these things.
Psalms 52:7Who will bring the salvation of Israel out of Sion? When the Lord turns the captivity of his people, Jacob shall exult, and Israel shall be glad.
Psalms 62:11They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword; they shall be portions for foxes.
Proverbs 26:12I have seen a man who seemed + 26:12 Gr. by.to himself to be wise; but a fool had more hope than he.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:2-11
Fall of the Prince of Tyre. ( b. c. 588.) 1 The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, 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 a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: 3 Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee… Read the whole commentary →