Ezekiel 28:5
By the greatness of thy wisdom and by thy traffic, hast thou multiplied thy riches, -And thy heart hath become lofty in thy riches:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
6Therefore, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh,— Because thou hast set thy heart as the heart of God,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:13and thy herd and thy flock, increase, and silver and gold, increase unto thee,—and all that thou hast, increase;
2 Kings 14:10Thou hast, smitten, Edom, and, thy heart, would lift thee up,—Glory, and stay at home! Wherefore, then, shouldest thou contend with misfortune, and fall, thou, and Judah with thee?
2 Chronicles 32:23And, many, were bringing in a present unto Yahweh, to Jerusalem, and precious things, unto Hezekiah king of Judah,—so that he was exalted in the eyes of all the nations, from thenceforth.
Psalms 52:7Lo! the man who made not God his refuge,—But trusted in the abundance of his riches, Emboldened himself in his wealth!
Psalms 62:11One thing, hath God spoken, Two things, [there are] which I have heard, That, power, belongeth unto God;
Proverbs 26:12Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eye,—more hope of a dullard, 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 →