Ezekiel 28:4

4 with thy wisdom and with thine intelligence thou hast gotten thee riches and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:

Ezekiel 28:4 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 28:4

With thy wisdom and with thy understanding thou hast gotten
thee riches
Through skill in navigation and trade, for which the Tyrians and their princes were famous, they acquired great wealth: so antichrist, by carnal policy, and hellish subtlety, has amassed vast treasures together; the sale of pardons and indulgences has brought immense riches into the pope's coffers: and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;
in great quantities; see ( Revelation 18:3 Revelation 18:17 ) .

Ezekiel 28:4 In-Context

2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Because thy heart has lifted thee up and thou hast said, I am God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas (yet thou art man, and not God); and thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God:
3 behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
4 with thy wisdom and with thine intelligence thou hast gotten thee riches and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
5 by the greatness of thy wisdom in thy trafficking thou hast multiplied thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
6 therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said: Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God,
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