4With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures:
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The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth. …
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom. …
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-10)We had done with Tyrus in the foregoing chapter, but now the prince of Tyrus is to be singled out from the rest. Here is something to be said to him by himself, a message to him from God , which the prophet must send him, whether he will hear or whether he will forbear. I. He must tell him of his pride. His people are proud (Ezek. 27:3) and so is he; and they shall both be made to know that God re…
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