True, you have defeated Edom. But you have become proud because of your victory over Edom. But stay at home and brag! Don’t make trouble for yourself. If you do this, you will fall, and Judah will fall with you!”
Ezekiel 28:5 - Easy To Read Version Through your great wisdom and trade,\par you have made your riches grow.\par And now you are proud because of\par those riches.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 by thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition By your great wisdom and by your traffic you have increased your riches and power, and your heart is proud and lifted up because of your wealth; American Standard Version (1901) by thy great wisdom and by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thy heart is lifted up because of thy riches;— Common English Bible Through your shrewd trading you multiplied your riches. But then you became proud of your riches. Catholic Public Domain Version By the multitude of your wisdom, and by your business dealings, you have multiplied strength for yourself. And your heart has been exalted by your strength. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version By the greatness of thy wisdom, and by thy traffic thou hast increased thy strength: and thy heart is lifted up with thy strength. |
True, you have defeated Edom. But you have become proud because of your victory over Edom. But stay at home and brag! Don’t make trouble for yourself. If you do this, you will fall, and Judah will fall with you!”
You say to yourself, ‘I have defeated Edom!’ You are proud and you brag. But you should stay at home. There is no need for you to get into trouble. If you fight me, you and Judah will be destroyed.”
“Look what happened to the man\par who did not depend on God.\par That man thought his wealth and lies\par would protect him.”\par
Don’t trust the power to take things by force.\par Don’t think you will gain anything by stealing.\par And if you become rich,\par don’t trust your riches to help you.\par
God says there is one thing\par you can really depend on\par (and I believe it):\par “Strength comes from God!”\par
The person who trusts in his riches will fall like a dead leaf. But the good person will grow like a new green leaf.
If I have more than I need, then I will think I don’t need you. But if I am poor then I might steal. Then I will bring shame to the name of God.
Those men traveled the seas looking for grain. Those men from Tyre bought the grain that grows near the Nile River, and they sold the grain to other nations.
The city of Tyre has produced many leaders.\par Businessmen from that city are like princes.\par The people that buy and sell things\par are honored everywhere.\par So who made plans against Tyre?\par
Those people think they are very smart. They think they are very intelligent.
You brag about your strength.\par But you are losing your strength.\par You trust your money will save you.\par You think no one would even think of\par attacking you.”\par
\{God said,\} “Your sister Sodom and her daughters were proud, they had too much to eat, and too much time on their hands. And they did not help poor, helpless people.
Your beauty made you proud.\par Your glory ruined your wisdom.\par So I threw you down to the ground.\par And now other kings stare at you.\par
“Son of man, {\cf2\super [233]} say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘The Lord my Master says these things:
The northern army will be defeated, and those soldiers will be carried away. The southern king will be very proud, and he will kill thousands of soldiers from the northern army. But he will not continue to be successful.
Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise, honor, and glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right. He is always fair. And he is able to make proud people humble!
\{I gave food to the Israelites.\} They ate that food. They became full and satisfied. They became proud. And they forgot me!
Tyre is built like a fort. The people there have collected so much silver that it is like dust, and gold is as common as clay.
Live together in peace with each other. Don’t be proud. Be willing to be friends with people who are not important to other people. Don’t be conceited.
Don’t ever say to yourself, ‘I got all this wealth by my own power and ability.’
Give this command to the people who are rich with the things this world has. Tell them not to be proud. Tell those rich people to hope in God, not their money. Money cannot be trusted. But God takes care of us richly. He gives us everything to enjoy.