King James Version
Ezekiel 28:4 in the King James Version says “With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy trea...” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:”
Ezekiel 28:4 · KJV
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: midst: Heb. heart
Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee:
With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: thy great: Heb. the greatness of thy wisdom
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“and with thine understanding”
H8394intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
“thee riches”
H2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
“gold”
H2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky
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