The Meaning of Ezekiel 28:4 Explained

Ezekiel 28:4

KJV: With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:

YLT: By thy wisdom and by thine understanding Thou hast made for thee wealth, And makest gold and silver in thy treasuries.

Darby: by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;

ASV: by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

With thy wisdom  and with thine understanding  thou hast gotten  thee riches,  and hast gotten  gold  and silver  into thy treasures: 

What does Ezekiel 28:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 28

1  God's judgment upon the prince of Tyrus for his sacrilegious pride
11  A lamentation of his great glory corrupted by Sidon
20  The judgment of Zion
24  The restoration of Israel

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 28:4 mean?

With your wisdom and your understanding You have gained for yourself riches and gathered gold and silver into your treasuries
בְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙ וּבִתְבוּנָ֣תְךָ֔ עָשִׂ֥יתָ לְּךָ֖ חָ֑יִל וַתַּ֛עַשׂ זָהָ֥ב וָכֶ֖סֶף בְּאוֹצְרוֹתֶֽיךָ

בְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙  With  your  wisdom 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: חָכְמָה  
Sense: wisdom.
וּבִתְבוּנָ֣תְךָ֔  and  your  understanding 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: תְּבוּנָה 
Sense: understanding, intelligence.
עָשִׂ֥יתָ  You  have  gained 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לְּךָ֖  for  yourself 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
חָ֑יִל  riches 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
וַתַּ֛עַשׂ  and  gathered 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
זָהָ֥ב  gold 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
וָכֶ֖סֶף  and  silver 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
בְּאוֹצְרוֹתֶֽיךָ  into  your  treasuries 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֹוצָר  
Sense: treasure, storehouse.