Ezekiel
Ezekiel 28:17
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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your heart | לִבְּךָ֙ | lib·bə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| grew proud | גָּבַ֤הּ | gā·ḇah | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1361 be high, exalted |
| of your beauty | בְּיָפְיֶ֔ךָ | bə·yā·p̄ə·ye·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3308 beauty |
| you corrupted | שִׁחַ֥תָּ | ši·ḥa·tā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7843 go to ruin (?) |
| your wisdom | חָכְמָתְךָ֖ | ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| because | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| of your splendor | יִפְעָתֶ֑ךָ | yip̄·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3314 brightness, splendour |
| so I cast you | הִשְׁלַכְתִּ֗יךָ | hiš·laḵ·tî·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the earth | אֶ֣רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| I made you | נְתַתִּ֖יךָ | nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| a spectacle | לְרַ֥אֲוָה | lə·ra·’ă·wāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| before | לִפְנֵ֧י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| kings | מְלָכִ֛ים | mə·lā·ḵîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4428 king |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 28:5 · Proverbs 16:18 · James 4:6 · Ezekiel 31:10 · Ezekiel 28:2 · Luke 14:11 · Psalm 147:6 · Proverbs 11:2 · Ezekiel 32:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.