Ezekiel 28:17

¹⁵ Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

¹⁶ By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.

Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.

¹⁸ Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

¹⁹ All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.
KJV: Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
WEB: Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty. You have corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I have cast you to the ground. I have laid you before kings, that they may see you.
ASV: Thy heart was lifted up because of thy beauty; thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I have cast thee to the ground; I have laid thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
DARBY: Thy heart was lifted up because of thy beauty; thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I have cast thee to the ground, I have laid thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
BLB: Your heart was lifted up in your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor! Upon the ground I cast you; before the faces of kings I set you that they might gaze at you.

ÅB: Ditt hjerte opphøyet seg for din skjønnhets skyld, du ødela din visdom på grunn av din glans; jeg kastet deg til jorden, jeg la deg ned for kongers åsyn, for at de skulle se på deg med lyst.
OTB: Ditt hjerte ble stolt på grunn av din skjønnhet;
du korrumperte din visdom på grunn av din prakt.
Jeg kastet deg til jorden;
jeg eksponerte deg for konger,
for at de skulle stirre på deg.
B1930: Ditt hjerte ophøiet sig for din skjønnhets skyld, du ødela din visdom på grunn av din glans; jeg kastet dig til jorden, jeg la dig ned for kongers åsyn, forat de skulde se på dig med lyst.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 28:5
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:
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James 4:6
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
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Proverbs 16:18
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
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Ezekiel 31:10
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;
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Ezekiel 28:2
Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:
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Luke 14:11
For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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Psalms 147:6
The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.
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Proverbs 11:2
When pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly is wisdom.
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