Ezekiel 28:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

by your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten you riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙ וּבִתְבוּנָ֣תְךָ֔ עָשִׂ֥יתָ לְּךָ֖ חָ֑יִל וַתַּ֛עַשׂ זָהָ֥ב וָכֶ֖סֶף בְּאוֹצְרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃

Transliteration

bə-ḥoḵmātəḵā û-ḇi-tḇûnātəḵā ʿāśîtā ləḵā ḥāyil wa-ttaʿaś zāhāḇ wā-ḵesep̄ bə-ʾôṣərôteḵā

Grammar Details

*bə-ḥoḵmātəḵā*: preposition + noun feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - by your wisdom
*û-ḇi-tḇûnātəḵā*: conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and by your understanding
*ʿāśîtā*: qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have made/gotten
*ləḵā*: preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - for yourself
*ḥāyil*: noun masculine singular - wealth/might/strength
*wa-ttaʿaś*: conjunction + qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - and you have acquired
*zāhāḇ*: noun masculine singular - gold
*wā-ḵesep̄*: conjunction + noun masculine singular - and silver
*bə-ʾôṣərôteḵā*: preposition + noun masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your treasuries

Word Meanings

*ḥoḵmāh*: wisdom/skill
*tḇûnāh*: understanding/discernment/intelligence
*ḥāyil*: wealth/might/strength/army/force
*ʾôṣərôt*: treasuries/storehouses/treasures

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Deut 8:17-18 : 17 and [lest] thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember Jehovah thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as at this day.
Prov 18:11 : 11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, And as a high wall in his own imagination.
Prov 23:4-5 : 4 Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom. 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
Eccl 9:11 : 11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
Ezek 29:3 : 3 speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
Hab 1:16 : 16 Therefore he sacrificeth unto his net, and burneth incense unto his drag; because by them his portion is fat, and his food plenteous.
Zech 9:2-4 : 2 and Hamath, also, which bordereth thereon; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise. 3 And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. 4 Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ezek 28:5
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5by your great wisdom [and] by your traffic have you increased your riches, and your heart is lifted up because of your riches;—
Ezek 28:3
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3behold, you are wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that is hidden from you;
Prov 3:13-14
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13Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, And the man that getteth understanding.
14For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.
2 Chr 1:11-12
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11And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
12wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee; neither shall there any after thee have the like.
Deut 8:17
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17and [lest] thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.
Prov 24:3-4
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3Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established;
4And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches.
Prov 4:7
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7Wisdom [is] the principal thing; [Therefore] get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.
Prov 2:4
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4If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:
Ezek 27:12
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12Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kinds of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded for thy wares.
Prov 23:4
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4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
Job 3:14-15
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14With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;
15Or with princes that had gold, Who filled their houses with silver:
Prov 28:11
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11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
Dan 5:14
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14I have heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in thee.
Deut 8:13
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13and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
Job 22:24-25
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24And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
25And the Almighty will be thy treasure, And precious silver unto thee.
Prov 16:16
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16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Eccl 2:9
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9So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
Job 28:20
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20Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Job 28:1
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1Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.
Prov 8:18
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18Riches and honor are with me; [Yea], durable wealth and righteousness.
Ezek 27:33
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33When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many peoples; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
Prov 8:10-11
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10Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.
11For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
1 Kgs 3:12-13
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12behold, I have done according to thy word: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there hath been none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
13And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and honor, so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee, all thy days.
Eccl 1:16
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16I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
Job 15:8
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8Hast thou heard the secret counsel of God? And dost thou limit wisdom to thyself?
Job 31:25
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25If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, And because my hand had gotten much;
Job 28:12
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12But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
Exod 31:4
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22it is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong; for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.
Joel 3:5
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5Forasmuch as ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly precious things,
Isa 47:10
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10For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness; thou hast said, None seeth me; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee, and thou hast said in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me.
Prov 14:24
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24The crown of the wise is their riches; [But] the folly of fools is [only] folly.
Job 36:19
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19Will thy cry avail, [that thou be] not in distress, Or all the forces of [thy] strength?
Prov 13:11
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11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.
Eccl 7:11
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11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance; yea, more excellent is it for them that see the sun.
Jer 51:13
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13O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.
Dan 2:29
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29as for thee, O king, thy thoughts came [into thy mind] upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter; and he that revealeth secrets hath made known to thee what shall come to pass.
Ezek 16:13
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13Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil; and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper unto royal estate.
Prov 24:14
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14So shalt thou know wisdom to be unto thy soul; If thou hast found it, then shall there be a reward, And thy hope shall not be cut off.
Prov 14:33
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33Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But [that which is] in the inward part of fools is made known.
Dan 4:28
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28All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.
Prov 2:10
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10For wisdom shall enter into thy heart, And knowledge shall be pleasant unto thy soul;
1 Kgs 10:23
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23So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth in riches and in wisdom.