The Meaning of Ezekiel 28:5 Explained

Ezekiel 28:5

KJV: By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches:

YLT: By the abundance of thy wisdom, Through thy merchandise, Thou hast multiplied thy wealth, And high is thy heart through thy wealth.

Darby: by thy great wisdom thou hast by thy traffic increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches.

ASV: by thy great wisdom and by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches;-

KJV Reverse Interlinear

By thy great  wisdom  [and] by thy traffick  hast thou increased  thy riches,  and thine heart  is lifted up  because of thy riches: 

What does Ezekiel 28:5 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 28:5 mean?

By great your wisdom in trade you have increased your riches and is lifted up your heart because of your riches -
בְּרֹ֧ב חָכְמָתְךָ֛ בִּרְכֻלָּתְךָ֖ הִרְבִּ֣יתָ חֵילֶ֑ךָ וַיִּגְבַּ֥הּ לְבָבְךָ֖ בְּחֵילֶֽךָ ס

בְּרֹ֧ב  By  great 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹב  
Sense: multitude, abundance, greatness.
חָכְמָתְךָ֛  your  wisdom 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: חָכְמָה  
Sense: wisdom.
בִּרְכֻלָּתְךָ֖  in  trade 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: רְכֻלָּה  
Sense: merchandise, traffic, trade.
הִרְבִּ֣יתָ  you  have  increased 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: הַרְבָּה 
Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.
חֵילֶ֑ךָ  your  riches 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
וַיִּגְבַּ֥הּ  and  is  lifted  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: גָּבַהּ  
Sense: to be high, be exalted.
לְבָבְךָ֖  your  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: לֵבָב  
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.
בְּחֵילֶֽךָ  because  of  your  riches 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: חַיִל 
Sense: strength, might, efficiency, wealth, army.
ס    - 
Parse: Punctuation