Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Your heart became proud on account of your beauty, and you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. So I threw you to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings. New Living Translation Your heart was filled with pride because of all your beauty. Your wisdom was corrupted by your love of splendor. So I threw you to the ground and exposed you to the curious gaze of kings. English Standard Version Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you. Berean Standard Bible 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. King James Bible 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. New King James Version “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; I cast you to the ground, I laid you before kings, That they might gaze at you. New American Standard Bible “Your heart was haughty because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I threw you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you. NASB 1995 “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you. NASB 1977 “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you. Legacy Standard Bible Your heart was lofty because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you. Amplified Bible “Your heart was proud and arrogant because of your beauty; You destroyed your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I lay you before kings, That they might look at you. Christian Standard Bible Your heart became proud because of your beauty; For the sake of your splendor you corrupted your wisdom. So I threw you down to the ground; I made you a spectacle before kings. Holman Christian Standard Bible Your heart became proud because of your beauty; For the sake of your splendor you corrupted your wisdom. So I threw you down to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings. American Standard Version 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. Contemporary English Version It was your good looks that made you arrogant, and you were so famous that you started acting like a fool. That's why I threw you to the ground and let other kings sneer at you. English Revised Version Thine 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation You became too proud because of your beauty. You wasted your wisdom because of your greatness. So I threw you to the ground and left you in front of the kings so that they could see you. Good News Translation You were proud of being handsome, and your fame made you act like a fool. Because of this I hurled you to the ground and left you as a warning to other kings. International Standard Version Your heart grew arrogant because of your beauty; you annihilated your own wisdom because of your splendor. Then I threw you to the ground in the presence of kings, giving them a good look at you! Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor. I threw you down to the ground; I placed you before kings, that they might see you. New Heart English Bible Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you have corrupted your wisdom by reason of your brightness: I have cast you to the ground; I have laid you before kings, that they may see you. Webster's Bible Translation Thy 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. World English Bible 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYour heart has been high because of your beauty, "" You have corrupted your wisdom because of your brightness, "" I have cast you to earth, "" I have set you before kings, to look on you, Young's Literal Translation High hath been thy heart, because of thy beauty, Thou hast corrupted thy wisdom because of thy brightness, On the earth I have cast thee, Before kings I have set thee, to look on thee, Smith's Literal Translation Thine heart was lifted up with thy beauty, thou didst corrupt thy wisdom on account of thy splendor: I cast thee upon the earth, I gave thee before kings to look upon thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd thy heart was lifted up with thy beauty: thou best lost thy wisdom in thy beauty, I have cast thee to the ground: I have set thee before the face of kings, that they might behold thee. Catholic Public Domain Version And your heart was exalted by your beauty; you have destroyed your own wisdom by your beauty. I have cast you to the ground. I have presented you before the face of kings, so that they may examine you. New American Bible Your heart had grown haughty because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor. I cast you to the ground, I made you a spectacle in the sight of kings. New Revised Standard Version Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I exposed you before kings, to feast their eyes on you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleSince your heart was lifted up because of your beauty, now your wisdom and your beauty are corrupted; I will cast you to the ground before kings, that you may be a spectacle before them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because your heart was lifted up in your beauty, your wisdom is corrupted with your beauty, and I have cast you into the Earth before Kings, and I have given you to them to see OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thy 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 gaze upon thee. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thy heart has been lifted up because of thy beauty; thy knowledge has been corrupted with thy beauty: because of the multitude of thy sins I have cast thee to the ground, I have caused thee to be put to open shame before kings. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Lament over the King of Tyre…16By the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones. 17Your 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. 18By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.… Cross References Isaiah 14:12-15 How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” ... Revelation 12:7-9 Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. / But the dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels. / And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. Isaiah 2:11-12 The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day. / For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled— Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. 1 Timothy 3:6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil. Revelation 18:7 As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ Daniel 5:20 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. 2 Corinthians 11:14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. James 4:6 But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Obadiah 1:3-4 The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. 1 Peter 5:5 Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Matthew 23:12 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. Isaiah 47:10 You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’ Luke 10:18 So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. Treasury of Scripture Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty, you have corrupted your wisdom by reason of your brightness: I will cast you to the ground, I will lay you before kings, that they may behold you. heart Ezekiel 28:2,5 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: … Ezekiel 16:14,15 And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty: for it was perfect through my comeliness, which I had put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD… 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; thou hast Isaiah 19:11-13 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? … Jeremiah 8:9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them? Romans 1:22-25 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, … I will cast Job 40:11,12 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him… Psalm 73:18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. Psalm 147:6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. I will lay Ezekiel 16:41 And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more. Ezekiel 23:48 Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness. Ezekiel 32:10 Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall. Jump to Previous Beautiful Beauty Brightness Cast Corrupted Earth Evil Exposed Eyes Feast Gaze Ground Heart High Kings Lifted Proud Reason Sake Sin Splendor Threw WisdomJump to Next Beautiful Beauty Brightness Cast Corrupted Earth Evil Exposed Eyes Feast Gaze Ground Heart High Kings Lifted Proud Reason Sake Sin Splendor Threw WisdomEzekiel 28 1. God's judgment upon the prince of Tyrus for his sacrilegious pride11. A lamentation of his great glory corrupted by Sidon 20. The judgment of Zion 24. The restoration of Israel Your heart was proud The Hebrew word for "heart" is "לֵב" (lev), which often signifies the inner self, the seat of emotions, and the will. In this context, it reflects the core of the being that has turned away from humility. Pride, or "גָּבַהּ" (gābah), is a recurring theme in Scripture, often leading to downfall. This pride is not just an emotion but a state of being that elevates oneself above others and, ultimately, above God. The heart's pride is a spiritual condition that blinds one to the truth and leads to self-destruction. because of your beauty you corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor So I cast you to the earth I made you a spectacle before kings Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Your heartלִבְּךָ֙ (lib·bə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre grew proud גָּבַ֤הּ (gā·ḇah) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1361: To soar, be lofty, to be haughty of your beauty; בְּיָפְיֶ֔ךָ (bə·yā·p̄ə·ye·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3308: Beauty you corrupted שִׁחַ֥תָּ (ši·ḥa·tā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin your wisdom חָכְמָתְךָ֖ (ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2451: Wisdom because עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against of your splendor; יִפְעָתֶ֑ךָ (yip̄·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3314: Brightness, splendor so I cast you הִשְׁלַכְתִּ֗יךָ (hiš·laḵ·tî·ḵā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 7993: To throw out, down, away to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the earth; אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land I made you נְתַתִּ֖יךָ (nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set a spectacle לְרַ֥אֲוָה (lə·ra·’ă·wāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7200: To see before לִפְנֵ֧י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct Strong's 6440: The face kings. מְלָכִ֛ים (mə·lā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4428: A king Links Ezekiel 28:17 NIVEzekiel 28:17 NLT Ezekiel 28:17 ESV Ezekiel 28:17 NASB Ezekiel 28:17 KJV Ezekiel 28:17 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 28:17 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 28:17 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 28:17 French Bible Ezekiel 28:17 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 28:17 Your heart was lifted up because (Ezek. 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