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Ezekiel 28:17–18

17  nYour heart was proud because of oyour beauty;

you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.

I cast you to the ground;

I exposed you before kings,

to feast their eyes on you.

18  By the multitude of your iniquities,

in the unrighteousness of your trade

you profaned your sanctuaries;

so pI brought fire out from your midst;

it consumed you,

and I turned you to ashes on the earth

qin the sight of all who saw you.

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Ezekiel 28:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 Your heart became proud

on account of your beauty,

and you corrupted your wisdom

because of your splendor.

So I threw you to the earth;

I made a spectacle of you before kings.

18 By your many sins and dishonest trade

you have desecrated your sanctuaries.

So I made a fire come out from you,

and it consumed you,

and I reduced you to ashes on the ground

in the sight of all who were watching.

Ezekiel 28:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 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. 18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

Ezekiel 28:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 Your heart was filled with pride

because of all your beauty.

Your wisdom was corrupted

by your love of splendor.

So I threw you to the ground

and exposed you to the curious gaze of kings.

18 You defiled your sanctuaries

with your many sins and your dishonest trade.

So I brought fire out from within you,

and it consumed you.

I reduced you to ashes on the ground

in the sight of all who were watching.

Ezekiel 28:17–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty;

You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;

I cast you to the ground,

I laid you before kings,

That they might gaze at you.

18 “You defiled your sanctuaries

By the multitude of your iniquities,

By the iniquity of your trading;

Therefore I brought fire from your midst;

It devoured you,

And I turned you to ashes upon the earth

In the sight of all who saw you.

Ezekiel 28:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 You became too proud

because of your beauty.

You ruined your wisdom

because of your greatness.

I threw you down to the ground.

Your example taught a lesson to other kings.

18 You dishonored your places of worship

through your many sins and dishonest trade.

So I set on fire the place where you lived,

and the fire burned you up.

I turned you into ashes on the ground

for all those watching to see.

Ezekiel 28:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 Thy heart was lifted up because of thy beauty; thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I have cast thee to the ground; I have laid thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 18 By the multitude of thine iniquities, in the unrighteousness of thy traffic, thou hast profaned thy sanctuaries; therefore have I brought forth a fire from the midst of thee; it hath devoured thee, and I have turned thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

Ezekiel 28:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 Thy heart was lifted up because of thy beauty; thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I have cast thee to the ground, I have laid thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 18 By the multitude of thine iniquities, by the unrighteousness of thy traffic, thou hast profaned thy sanctuaries: and I have brought forth a fire out of the midst of thee—it hath consumed thee; and I have brought thee to ashes upon the earth, in the sight of all them that behold thee.

Ezekiel 28:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 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. 

18 You dishonored your own holy places 

because of your many sins and dishonest trade. 

So I set fire to you to burn you up. 

I turned you into ashes on the ground 

in the presence of all who saw you. 

Ezekiel 28:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 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.

18 You profaned your sanctuaries

by the magnitude of your iniquities

in your dishonest trade.

So I made fire come from within you,

and it consumed you.

I reduced you to ashes on the ground

in the sight of everyone watching you.

Ezekiel 28:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty;

you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.

I cast you to the ground;

I exposed you before kings,

to feast their eyes on you.

18 By the multitude of your iniquities,

in the unrighteousness of your trade,

you profaned your sanctuaries.

So I brought out fire from within you;

it consumed you,

and I turned you to ashes on the earth

in the sight of all who saw you.

Ezekiel 28:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty;

you ruined your wisdom because of your splendor.

I threw you on the ground before kings;

I have exposed you for viewing.

18 From the abundance of your iniquities

in the dishonesty of your trading,

I profaned your sanctuaries

and I brought fire from your midst;

it consumed you, and I have turned you to ashes on the earth

before the eyes of everyone who sees you.

Ezekiel 28:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 You thought you were so handsome

that it made your heart proud.

You thought you were so glorious

that it spoiled your wisdom.

So I threw you down to the earth.

I made an example out of you in front of kings.

18 Your many sins and dishonest trade

polluted your temple.

So I made you go up in flames.

I turned you into nothing but ashes on the ground.

I let everyone see it.

Ezekiel 28:17–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 “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.

18 “By the multitude of your iniquities,

In the unrighteousness of your trade

You profaned your sanctuaries.

Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you;

It has consumed you,

And I have turned you to ashes on the earth

In the eyes of all who see you.


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