Ezekiel 28:12-19

A Lament over the King of Tyre

12 z "Son of man, a raise a lamentation over b the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God:
"You were the signet of perfection, 1
c full of wisdom and d perfect in beauty.
 13 You were in e Eden, the garden of God;
f every precious stone was your covering,
g sardius, topaz, and diamond,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire, 2 f emerald, and carbuncle;
and crafted in gold were your settings
and your engravings. 3
i On the day that you were created
they were prepared.
 14 You were an anointed j guardian cherub.
I placed you; 4 you were on k the holy mountain of God;
in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
 15 You were blameless in your ways
l from the day you were created,
till unrighteousness was found in you.
 16 In the abundance of m your trade
you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned;
so I cast you as a profane thing from k the mountain of God,
and I destroyed you, 5 j O guardian cherub,
from the midst of the stones of fire.
 17 n Your heart was proud because of o 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 p I brought fire out from your midst;
it consumed you,
and I turned you to ashes on the earth
q in the sight of all who saw you.
 19 All who know you among the peoples
are appalled at you;
r you have come to a dreadful end
and shall be no more forever."

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 2:1
    And he said to me, "Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 19:1
    And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel.
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:2
    Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God : "Because your heart is proud, and you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,' yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the heart of a god -
  4. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:3
    You are indeed wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you.
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 27:3
    And say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrances to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, thus says the Lord God : "O Tyre, you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.
  6. Cross References
    Ezekiel 31:8 - 9
    The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it, nor the fir trees equal its boughs; neither were the plane trees like its branches; no tree in the garden of God was its equal in beauty.
    Isaiah 51:3
    For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord ; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.
  7. Cross References
    Ezekiel 27:16
    Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and ruby.
  8. Cross References
    Ezekiel 27:16
    Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and ruby.
  9. Cross References
    Revelation 4:3
    And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald.
    Revelation 21:19 - 20
    The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald.
  10. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:15
    You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, till unrighteousness was found in you.
  11. Cross References
    Exodus 25:20
    The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
    1 Kings 8:7
    For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.
  12. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:40
    For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, declares the Lord God, there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land. There I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred offerings.
  13. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:13
    You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle; and crafted in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared.
  14. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:5
    By your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth -
  15. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:14
    You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
  16. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:14
    You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
  17. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:2
    Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord God : "Because your heart is proud, and you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of the gods, in the heart of the seas,' yet you are but a man, and no god, though you make your heart like the heart of a god -
    Ezekiel 28:5
    By your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth -
  18. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:7
    Therefore, behold, I will bring foreigners upon you, the most ruthless of the nations; and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of your wisdom and defile your splendor.
  19. Cross References
    Ezekiel 30:8
    Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I have set fire to Egypt, and all her helpers are broken.
    Ezekiel 30:14
    I will make Pathros a desolation and will set fire to Zoan and will execute judgments on Thebes.
    Ezekiel 30:16
    And I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium shall be in great agony; Thebes shall be breached, and Memphis shall face enemies by day.
    Revelation 18:8
    For this reason her plagues will come in a single day, death and mourning and famine, and she will be burned up with fire; for mighty is the Lord God who has judged her.
  20. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:17
    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.
  21. Cross References
    Ezekiel 26:21
    I will bring you to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more. Though you be sought for, you will never be found again, declares the Lord God.
    Ezekiel 27:36
    The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more forever.'
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