Ezekiel 28:4

4 "By your wisdom and understanding You have acquired ¹riches for yourself And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.

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 to the leader of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Because your heart is lifted up And you have 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 God, Although you make your heart like the heart of God -

3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; There is no secret that is a match for you.

4 "By your wisdom and understanding You have acquired riches for yourself And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries.

5 "By your great wisdom, by your trade You have increased your riches And your heart is lifted up because of your riches -

6 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, 'Because you have made your heart Like the heart of God,

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 27:33; Zechariah 9:2, 3