Ezekiel 28:5
In thy great wisdom by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches —
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
6Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God;
Cross References
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 Kings 14:10Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and will thy heart lift thee up? glory therein, and remain at home; for why shouldest thou meddle with evil, 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.
Psalms 52:7(52-9) 'Lo, this is the man that made not God his stronghold; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.'
Psalms 62:11(62-12) God hath spoken once, twice have I heard this: that strength belongeth unto God;
Proverbs 26:12Seest thou a man wise in his own eyes? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
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 →