Ezekiel 28:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Your heartלִבְּךָ֙
(lib·be·cha)
3820: inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
was liftedגָּבַ֤הּ
(ga·vah)
1361b: to be high, exalteda prim. root
up because of your beauty;בְּיָפְיֶ֔ךָ
(be·ya·fe·ye·cha,)
3308: beautyfrom yaphah
You corruptedשִׁחַ֥תָּ
(shi·chat·ta)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root
your wisdomחָכְמָתְךָ֖
(cha·che·ma·te·cha)
2451: wisdomfrom chakam
by reasonעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
of your splendor.יִפְעָתֶ֑ךָ
(yif·'a·te·cha;)
3314: brightness, splendorfrom yapha
I castהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֗יךָ
(hish·lach·ti·cha)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root
you to the ground;אֶ֣רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
I putנְתַתִּ֖יךָ
(ne·tat·ti·cha)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
you beforeלִפְנֵ֧י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
kings,מְלָכִ֛ים
(me·la·chim)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
That they may seeלְרַ֥אֲוָה
(le·ra·'a·vah)
7200: to seea prim. root
you. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Thine heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
was lifted up
gabahh  (gaw-bah')
to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty -- exalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.;
because of thy beauty
yophiy  (yof-ee')
beauty -- beauty.
thou hast corrupted
shachath  (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
thy wisdom
chokmah  (khok-maw')
wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
by reason of
`al  (al)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications (as follow)
thy brightness
yiph`ah  (yif-aw')
splendor or (figuratively) beauty -- brightness.
I will cast
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
thee to the ground
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
I will lay
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
thee before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
kings
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
that they may behold
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
thee
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your heart became proud because of your beauty; For the sake of your splendor you corrupted your wisdom. So I threw you down to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.

International Standard Version
Your heart grew arrogant because of your beauty; you annihilated your own wisdom because of your splendor. Then I threw you to the ground in the presence of kings, giving them a good look at you!

NET Bible
Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor. I threw you down to the ground; I placed you before kings, that they might see you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You became too proud because of your beauty. You wasted your wisdom because of your greatness. So I threw you to the ground and left you in front of the kings so that they could see you.

King James 2000 Bible
Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty, you have corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor: I will cast you to the ground, I will lay you before kings, that they may behold you.
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