Ezekiel 28:5

5 By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud.

Ezekiel 28:5 in Other Translations

KJV
5 By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
ESV
5 by your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth--
NLT
5 Yes, your wisdom has made you very rich, and your riches have made you very proud.
MSG
5 You used your head well, worked good deals, made a lot of money. But the money has gone to your head, swelled your head - what a big head!
CSB
5 By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has become proud because of your wealth."

Ezekiel 28:5 In-Context

3 Are you wiser than Daniel ? Is no secret hidden from you?
4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself and amassed gold and silver in your treasuries.
5 By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, and because of your wealth your heart has grown proud.
6 “ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘Because you think you are wise, as wise as a god,
7 I am going to bring foreigners against you, the most ruthless of nations; they will draw their swords against your beauty and wisdom and pierce your shining splendor.

Cross References 3

  • 1. S Isaiah 23:8
  • 2. S Jeremiah 9:23; S Ezekiel 27:33
  • 3. S Job 31:25; Psalms 52:7; Psalms 62:10; Hosea 12:8; Hosea 13:6
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