Ezekiel 28:4 Cross References - Thomson

⁴ Didst thou by thy knowledge, or thine own understanding, procure for thyself power and gold and silver in thy treasuries?

¹⁷ Say not in thy heart, My own power, and the strength of my own hand bath procured me this great wealth: ¹⁸ but remember the Lord thy God, that it is he who giveth thee power to procure wealth, that he may establish the covenant which the Lord made with thy fathers, as at this day.

¹¹ A rich man's wealth is a strong city, and the glory of it casteth a great shadow.

⁴ If thou art poor, enter not into competition with one who is rich: but be restrained by thine own prudence ⁵ If thou fix thy view toward him, he is out of sight: for he is provided with wings as of an eagle; and directeth his course to the house of one who is before him.

¹¹ Having turned about, I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the mighty; nay not even bread to the wise, nor riches to men of understanding; nor favour to men of knowledge; that time and chance will happen to them all as forming one whole.

³ and say, Thus saith the Lord, Behold I am against Pharao; that great dragon which walloweth in the midst of his rivers, and saith, "These rivers are mine and I made them."

¹⁶ therefore he will sacrifice to his net and burn incense to his dredge. Because by these he made his mess rich and his food delicious,

² in Hemath also; in the borders thereof. As for Tyre and Sidon, because they were very prudent, ³ therefore Tyre built for herself bulwarks, and treasured up silver like dust, and collected gold like dirt in the highways; ⁴ but on account of this the Lord will take possession of them, and he will smite her power into the sea; and she shall be consumed by fire.