Parallel Verses
NET Bible
By your great skill in trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart is proud because of your wealth.
New American Standard Bible
You have increased your riches
And your
King James Version
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
Holman Bible
you have increased your wealth,
but your heart has become proud
because of your wealth.”
International Standard Version
By your great wisdom, by your skills in trading you have amassed wealth for yourself and your heart has become arrogant because of your wealth."
A Conservative Version
By thy great wisdom [and] by thy traffic thou have increased thy riches. And thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches.
American Standard Version
by thy great wisdom and by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches;-
Amplified
By your great wisdom and by your trade
You have increased your riches and power,
And your heart is proud and arrogant because of your wealth;
Bible in Basic English
By your great wisdom and by your trade your power is increased, and your heart is lifted up because of your power:
Darby Translation
by thy great wisdom thou hast by thy traffic increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches.
Julia Smith Translation
By the multitude of thy wisdom, by thy traffic thou didst multiply thy wealth, and thine heart will be lifted up in thy wealth.
King James 2000
By your great wisdom and by your trade have you increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches:
Lexham Expanded Bible
By the abundance of your wisdom in your trading you [have] increased your wealth and your heart was proud in your wealth." '"
Modern King James verseion
By your great wisdom and by your trade you have multiplied your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
With thy great wisdom and occupying, hast thou increased thy power, and because of thy great riches, thy heart is proud.
New Heart English Bible
by your great wisdom and by your traffic you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches"?
The Emphasized Bible
By the greatness of thy wisdom and by thy traffic, hast thou multiplied thy riches, -And thy heart hath become lofty in thy riches:
Webster
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
World English Bible
by your great wisdom [and] by your traffic you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches --
Youngs Literal Translation
By the abundance of thy wisdom, Through thy merchandise, Thou hast multiplied thy wealth, And high is thy heart through thy wealth.
Themes
Commerce » Increased the wealth of nations and individuals
Commerce » Carried on by » People of tyre
Irony » Instances of » Ezekiel to the prince of tyre
Pride/arrogance » The reward for pride
The Providence of God » Danger of denying
Riches » Often lead to » Pride
national Sins » Often caused by prosperity
Tyre » Celebrated for » Its wealth
Tyre » Prophecies respecting » Pride a cause of its destruction
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 28:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prophecy Aimed At The King Of Tyre
4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries. 5 By your great skill in trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart is proud because of your wealth. 6 "'Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because you think you are godlike,
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 62:10
Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!
Psalm 52:7
"Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others."
Ezekiel 28:2
"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Your heart is proud and you said, "I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas" -- yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.
Hosea 13:6
When they were fed, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; as a result, they forgot me!
Job 31:24-25
"If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security!'
Hosea 12:7-8
The businessmen love to cheat; they use dishonest scales.
Deuteronomy 6:11-12
houses filled with choice things you did not accumulate, hewn out cisterns you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant -- and you eat your fill,
Deuteronomy 8:13-14
when your cattle and flocks increase, when you have plenty of silver and gold, and when you have abundance of everything,
2 Chronicles 25:19
You defeated Edom and it has gone to your head. Gloat over your success, but stay in your palace. Why bring calamity on yourself? Why bring down yourself and Judah along with you?"
2 Chronicles 32:23-25
Many were bringing presents to the Lord in Jerusalem and precious gifts to King Hezekiah of Judah. From that time on he was respected by all the nations.
Proverbs 11:28
The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Proverbs 26:12
Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 30:9
lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, "Who is the Lord?" Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.
Isaiah 5:21
Those who think they are wise are as good as dead, those who think they possess understanding.
Isaiah 10:8-14
Indeed, he says: "Are not my officials all kings?
Isaiah 23:3
the deep waters! Grain from the Shihor region, crops grown near the Nile she receives; she is the trade center of the nations.
Isaiah 23:8
Who planned this for royal Tyre, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are the dignitaries of the earth?
Ezekiel 16:49
"'See here -- this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had majesty, abundance of food, and enjoyed carefree ease, but they did not help the poor and needy.
Ezekiel 27:12-36
"'Tarshish was your trade partner because of your abundant wealth; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your products.
Daniel 4:30
The king uttered these words: "Is this not the great Babylon that I have built for a royal residence by my own mighty strength and for my majestic honor?"
Daniel 4:37
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.
Zechariah 9:3
Tyre built herself a fortification and piled up silver like dust and gold like the mud of the streets!
Luke 12:16-21
He then told them a parable: "The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,
Romans 12:16
Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty but associate with the lowly. Do not be conceited.
1 Timothy 6:17
Command those who are rich in this world's goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.
James 4:13-14
Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into this or that town and spend a year there and do business and make a profit."