Ezekiel

Ezekiel 28:4–5

⁴By your wisdom and understanding

you have gained your wealth

and amassed gold and silver

for your treasuries.

⁵By your great skill in trading

you have increased your wealth,

but your heart has grown proud

because of it.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By your wisdom	בְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙	bə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2451 wisdom
and understanding	וּבִתְבוּנָ֣תְךָ֔	ū·ḇiṯ·ḇū·nā·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8394 intelligence, argument, caprice
you have gained	עָשִׂ֥יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
your	לְּךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
wealth	חָ֑יִל	ḥā·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
and amassed	וַתַּ֛עַשׂ	wat·ta·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
gold	זָהָ֥ב	zā·hāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and silver	וָכֶ֖סֶף	wā·ḵe·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
for your treasuries	בְּאוֹצְרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃	bə·’ō·wṣ·rō·w·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
By your great	בְּרֹ֧ב	bə·rōḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
skill	חָכְמָתְךָ֛	ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2451 wisdom
in trading	בִּרְכֻלָּתְךָ֖	bir·ḵul·lā·ṯə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7404 traffic
you have increased	הִרְבִּ֣יתָ	hir·bî·ṯā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
your wealth	חֵילֶ֑ךָ	ḥê·le·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
but your heart	לְבָבְךָ֖	lə·ḇā·ḇə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
has grown proud	וַיִּגְבַּ֥הּ	way·yiḡ·bah	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1361 be high, exalted
because of	בְּחֵילֶֽךָ׃ס	bə·ḥê·le·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army

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

Ezekiel 28:4 Proverbs 23:4–5 · Deuteronomy 8:17–18 · Proverbs 18:11 · Ecclesiastes 9:11 · Ezekiel 29:3 · Zechariah 9:2–4 · Habakkuk 1:16

Ezekiel 28:5 Psalm 62:10 · Psalm 52:7 · Ezekiel 28:2 · Hosea 13:6 · James 4:13–14 · Hosea 12:7–8 · Proverbs 11:28 · Deuteronomy 6:11–12 · Romans 12:16 · 1 Timothy 6:17 · Deuteronomy 8:13–14 · Job 31:24–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.