Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
With thy wisdom and thy understanding, thou hast gotten thee great wealthiness, and gathered treasure of silver and gold.
New American Standard Bible
You have acquired
And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
King James Version
With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
Holman Bible
you have acquired wealth for yourself.
You have acquired gold and silver
for your treasuries.
International Standard Version
Your wisdom and understanding brought you phenomenal wealth. You've brought gold and silver into your treasuries.
A Conservative Version
By thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou have gotten thee riches, and have gotten gold and silver into thy treasures.
American Standard Version
by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;
Amplified
With your [own] wisdom and with your [own] understanding
You have acquired your riches and power
And have brought gold and silver into your treasuries;
Bible in Basic English
By your wisdom and deep knowledge you have got power for yourself, and put silver and gold in your store-houses:
Darby Translation
by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;
Julia Smith Translation
With thy wisdom and with thy understanding thou madest to thee wealth, and thou wilt make gold and silver in thy treasures.
King James 2000
With your wisdom and with your understanding you have gotten yourself riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasuries:
Lexham Expanded Bible
By your wisdom and by your understanding you have gained for yourself wealth, and you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
Modern King James verseion
With your wisdom and with your understanding you have made riches for yourselves, and have worked gold and silver into your treasuries.
NET Bible
By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
New Heart English Bible
by your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten yourself riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures;
The Emphasized Bible
In thy wisdom and in thine understanding, hast thou gotten thee wealth, - And hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasuries:
Webster
With thy wisdom and with thy understanding thou hast gained for thee riches, and hast gained gold and silver into thy treasures:
World English Bible
by your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten yourself riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures;
Youngs Literal Translation
By thy wisdom and by thine understanding Thou hast made for thee wealth, And makest gold and silver in thy treasuries.
Themes
Accumulation of wealth » The accumulation of, disappointing
Commerce » Increased the wealth of nations and individuals
Irony » Instances of » Ezekiel to the prince of tyre
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
The Providence of God » Danger of denying
earthly Riches » The perils of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Tyre » Celebrated for » Its wealth
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Pride a cause of its destruction
Tyre » Inhabitants of » Self-conceited
Wealth » Accumulation of » The accumulation of, disappointing
Interlinear
Chayil
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 28:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prophecy Aimed At The King Of Tyre
3 Behold, thou thinkest thyself wiser than Daniel, that there is no secrets hid from thee. 4 With thy wisdom and thy understanding, thou hast gotten thee great wealthiness, and gathered treasure of silver and gold. 5 With thy great wisdom and occupying, hast thou increased thy power, and because of thy great riches, thy heart is proud.
Phrases
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:17-18
And beware that thou say not in thine heart, 'My power and the might of mine own hand hath done me all these acts.'
Proverbs 18:11
But the rich man's goods are his stronghold, yea he taketh them for a high wall round about him.
Proverbs 23:4-5
Take not over great travail and labour to be rich, beware of such a purpose.
Ecclesiastes 9:11
So I turned me unto other things under the Sun, and I saw that in running it helpeth not to be swift; in battle it helpeth not to be strong; to feeding it helpeth not to be wise; to riches, it helpeth not to be suttle; to be had in favour, it helpeth not to be cunning: but that all lieth in time and fortune.
Ezekiel 29:3
Speak, and tell him, 'Thus sayeth the LORD God: Behold, O Pharaoh thou king of Egypt, I will upon thee, thou great dragon that liest in the waters; thou that sayest, 'The water is mine; I have made it myself.'
Habakkuk 1:16
Therefore offer they unto their net, and do sacrifice unto their yarn: because that through it their portions is become so fat, and their meat so plenteous.
Zechariah 9:2-4
The borders of Hamath shall be hard thereby, Tyre also and Sidon, for they are very wise.