Ezekiel 28:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

Heart

James 4:6

Thou hast

I will cast

Job 40:11

Psalm 73:18

Psalm 147:6

I will lay

Bible References

Heart

"Thou son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Because thou hast a proud heart and hast said, 'I am a God, I have my seat in the midst of the sea like a God,' whereas thou art but a man, and not God, and yet standest in thine own conceit, that thou art God:

Insomuch, that thy beauty was spoken of among the Heathen, for thou wast excellent in my beauty, which I put upon thee, sayeth the LORD God.

"'Therefore, thus sayeth the LORD God: Forsomuch as he hath lift up himself so high, and stretched his top into the clouds, and seeing his heart is proud in his highness:

Where pride is, there is shame also and confusion; but whereas is lowliness, there is wisdom.

Pride goeth before destruction; and after a proud stomach there followeth a fall.

For whosoever exalteth himself, shall be brought low. And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted."

but giveth more grace?

Thou hast

But ye foolish princes of Zoan, ye wise counselors of Pharaoh, whose wit is turned to foolishness: How say ye unto Pharaoh, "I am come of wise people;

therefore shall the wise be confounded. They shall be afraid and taken, for lo, they have cast out the word of the LORD: what wisdom can then be among them?

When they counted themselves wise, they became fools

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and will cast away the understanding of the prudent."

I will cast

pour out thy indignation of thy wrath; see that thou cast down all the proud,

Namely, how thou hast set them in a slippery places, that thou mayest cast them down headlong and destroy them.

The LORD setteth up the meek, and bringeth the ungodly down to the ground.

I will lay

They shall burn up thy houses, and punish thee in the sight of many women. Thus will I make thy whoredom to cease, so that thou shalt give out no more rewards.

Thus will I destroy all such filthiness out of the land, that all women may learn not to do after your uncleanness.

Yea, I will make many people with their kings so afraid through thee, that their hair shall stand up, when I shake my sword at their faces. Suddenly shall they be astonished, every man in himself, at the day of thy fall.

Hell also trembleth at thy coming; all mighty men and princes of the earth step forth before thee. All kings of the earth stand up from their seats,