Ezekiel 28:3-7

3 Behold, you are wiser than 1Daniel; There is no * secret that is a match for you.
4 "By your wisdom and understanding You have acquired 2riches for yourself And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.
5 "By your great wisdom, by your 3trade You have increased your riches And your 4heart is lifted up because of your riches -
6 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, 'Because you have 5made your heart Like the heart of God,
7 Therefore, behold, I will bring 6strangers upon you, The 7most ruthless of the nations. And they will draw their swords Against the beauty of your wisdom And defile your splendor.

Ezekiel 28:3-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 28

This chapter contains a prophecy of the destruction of the prince of Tyre; a lamentation for the king of Tyre; a denunciation of judgments on Zidon, and a promise of peace and safety to Israel. The order given the prophet to prophesy of the ruin of the prince of Tyre, Eze 28:1,2, the cause of his ruin, his pride on account of his wisdom and riches, which rose to such a pitch, as to make himself God, Eze 28:2-6, the manner in which his destruction shall be accomplished, Eze 28:7-10, the lamentation for the king of Tyre begins Eze 28:11,12, setting forth his former grandeur and dignity, Eze 28:13-15, his fall, and the cause of it, injustice and violence in merchandise, pride because of beauty and wisdom, and profanation of sanctuaries, Eze 28:16-19, next follow the judgments on Zidon, Eze 28:20-23, and the chapter is concluded with a promise of the restoration of the Jews to their own land, and of great tranquillity and safety in it, Eze 28:24-26.

Cross References 7

  • 1. Daniel 1:20; Daniel 2:20-23, 28; Daniel 5:11, 12
  • 2. Ezekiel 27:33; Zechariah 9:2, 3
  • 3. Ezekiel 27:12; Hosea 12:7, 8
  • 4. Job 31:24, 25; Psalms 52:7; Ezekiel 28:2; Hosea 13:6
  • 5. Exodus 9:17; Ezekiel 28:2
  • 6. Ezekiel 26:7
  • 7. Ezekiel 30:11; Ezekiel 31:12; Ezekiel 32:12; Habakkuk 1:6-8
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