Ezekiel 28:16

“By the abundance of your trade your midst was filled with violence, and you sinned; and I profaned you from the mountain of Elohim, and I made you perish, cherub who covers, from the midst of the stones of fire.”

Ezekiel 28:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 28:16, word by word

By the abundanceרֹבrov

abundance

A great amount, so large that it is not measured.

Where else “rov” appears
of your tradeרְכֻלָּתְrechulat

trade, merchandise

Trade, merchandise carried about by traders.

Where else “rechulat” appears
your midstתוֹכְtoch

inside

The inside of a place or an enclosed space.

Where else “toch” appears
was filledמָלוּmalu

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

Where else “malu” appears
with violenceחָמָסchamas

violence

Violence; unjust harm done to others.

Where else “chamas” appears
and you sinnedתֶּחֱטָאtecheta

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

Where else “techeta” appears
and I profaned youאֶחַלֶּלְechalel

profane

To treat what is holy as common.

Where else “echalel” appears
from the mountainהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “har” appears
of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
and I made you perishאַבֶּדְabed

destroy

To make someone or something disappear completely.

Where else “abed” appears
cherubכְּרוּבkeruv

cherub

Cherub(im): heavenly beings who in the Bible appear near God's presence and guarding what is holy, such as the way to the tree of life and the place above the ark of the covenant. They are not the "little angels" of paintings.

Where else “keruv” appears
who coversסֹּכֵךְsochech

cover

To shelter, as God his own.

Where else “sochech” appears
of the stonesאַבְנֵיavne

stone

A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.

Where else “avne” appears
of fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

Where else “esh” appears

The context

15Blameless you were in your ways from the day you were created until injustice was found in you.

16 · This verse (above)

17Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor; to the ground I cast you; before kings I set you that they may gaze at you as a spectacle.

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