Ezekiel 28:17 Go deeper
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Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. (KJV)
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גָּבַ֤הּga.Vahit was haughty
Lemma: גָּבַהּ (ga.vah) · Strong's: H1361
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to exult
Used 34 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:23, 2 Chronicles 17:6, 2 Chronicles 26:16, 2 Chronicles 32:25, 2 Chronicles 33:14, Job 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1361; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 1
לִבְּךָ֙li.be.Khaheart your
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 2
בְּיָפְיֶ֔ךָbe.ya.fe.Ye.khain beauty your
Lemma: יֳפִי (yo.phi) · Strong's: H3308
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: beauty
Used 19 times. Also: Esther 1:11, Psalms 45:11, Psalms 50:2, Proverbs 6:25, Proverbs 31:30, Isaiah 3:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3308; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 3
שִׁחַ֥תָּshi.Cha.tayou perverted
Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)
Meaning: to ruin
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 4
חָכְמָתְךָ֖cha.khe.ma.te.Khawisdom your
Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: wisdom
Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 5
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 6
יִפְעָתֶ֑ךָyif.'a.Te.khasplendor your
Lemma: יִפְעָה (yiph.ah) · Strong's: H3314
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: splendor
Used 2 times. Also: Ezekiel 28:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3314; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 7
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 8
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] ground
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 9
הִשְׁלַכְתִּ֗יךָhish.lakh.Ti.khaI threw you
Lemma: שָׁלַךְ (sha.lakh) · Strong's: H7993
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhp1cs)
Meaning: to throw
Used 125 times. Also: Genesis 21:15, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 37:24, Exodus 1:22, Exodus 4:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7993; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 10
לִפְנֵ֧יlif.Nei<to> before
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 11
מְלָכִ֛יםme.la.Khimkings
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 12
נְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaI put you
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414L
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to give: throw
Used 6 times. Also: Leviticus 16:8, Leviticus 26:30, 2 Kings 19:18, Isaiah 37:19, Jeremiah 37:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414L; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 13
לְרַ֥אֲוָהle.Ra.'a.vahto look
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Ezekiel 28:17 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Your heart | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| grew proud | → | גָּבַהּ H1361 to exult |
| of your beauty | → | יֳפִי H3308 beauty |
| you corrupted | → | שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin |
| your wisdom | → | חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom |
| because | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| of your splendor | → | יִפְעָה H3314 splendor |
| so I cast you | → | שָׁלַךְ H7993 to throw |
| to | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil |
| I made you | → | נָתַן H5414L to give: throw |
| a spectacle | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| before | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| kings | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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