Ezekiel 28:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:”

Ezekiel 28:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 28:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 28:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“By your great wisdom and by your trading you have increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches—””

Ezekiel 28:5 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 28:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“by thy great wisdom and by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches;— ”

Ezekiel 28:5 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 28:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“By the abundance of thy wisdom, Through thy merchandise, Thou hast multiplied thy wealth, And high is thy heart through thy wealth.”

Ezekiel 28:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 28:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“by thy great wisdom thou hast by thy traffic increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches. ”

Ezekiel 28:5 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 28:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“By thy great wisedome and by thine occupying hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted vp because of thy riches.”

Ezekiel 28:5 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 28:5 in Context — Ezekiel 28

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 riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:

5 By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:

6 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;

7 Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.

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What Does Ezekiel 28:5 Mean?

Ezekiel 28:5 is a verse from the Book of Ezekiel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezekiel chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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