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Ezekiel 28:4

WisdomMoney and wealth

2 “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.

3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!

By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.

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

6 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you regard your heart as the heart of a god,

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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.

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BSB
By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries.
KJV
With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
WEB
By your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten yourself riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasuries.
ASV
by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;
DARBY
by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;
BLB
With your wisdom and with your understanding you have made for yourself wealth, and you have made gold and silver in your treasuries.
ÅB
ved din visdom og forstand har du vunnet deg rikdom og samlet gull og sølv i dine skattkammer;
OTB
Ved din visdom og forståelse har du skaffet deg rikdom og samlet gull og sølv i dine skattkamre.
B1930
ved din visdom og forstand har du vunnet dig rikdom og samlet gull og sølv i dine skattkammer;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 18:11

    A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination.

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  • Proverbs 23:4–5

    Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

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  • Deuteronomy 8:17–18

    You might say in your heart, “The power and strength of my hands have made this wealth for me.”

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:11

    I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.

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  • Ezekiel 29:3

    Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’

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  • Zechariah 9:2–4

    and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.

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  • Habakkuk 1:16

    Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich.

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