Ezekiel

Ezekiel 28:16

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By the vastness	בְּרֹ֣ב	bə·rōḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
of your trade	רְכֻלָּתְךָ֗	rə·ḵul·lā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7404 traffic
you	תוֹכְךָ֛	ṯō·wḵ·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8432 midst
were filled	מָל֧וּ	mā·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4390 be full, fill
with violence	חָמָ֖ס	ḥā·mās	Noun - masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
and you sinned	וַֽתֶּחֱטָ֑א	wat·te·ḥĕ·ṭā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2398 miss
So I drove you in disgrace	וָאֶחַלֶּלְךָ֩	wā·’e·ḥal·lel·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
from the mountain	מֵהַ֨ר	mê·har	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of God	אֱלֹהִ֤ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and I banished you	וָֽאַבֶּדְךָ֙	wā·’ab·beḏ·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H6 perish
O guardian	הַסֹּכֵ֔ךְ	has·sō·ḵêḵ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5526 overshadow, screen, cover
cherub	כְּר֣וּב	kə·rūḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3742 cherub
from among	מִתּ֖וֹךְ	mit·tō·wḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the fiery	אֵֽשׁ׃	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
stones	אַבְנֵי־	’aḇ·nê-	Noun - feminine plural construct	H68 stone

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Timothy 6:9–10 · Habakkuk 2:8 · Habakkuk 2:17 · Genesis 3:24 · John 2:16 · Micah 2:2 · Ezekiel 8:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.