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Give him this message from the Sovereign LORD: “You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and exquisite in beauty. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> “Son of man, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord GOD: “You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/28.htm">King James Bible</a> Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/28.htm">New King James Version</a> “Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Son of man, take up a song of mourning over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, &#8216Thus says the Lord GOD, &#8220You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> “Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘Thus says Lord Yahweh, “You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Son of man, take up a dirge (funeral poem to be sung) for the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “You had the full measure of perfection and the finishing touch [of completeness], Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Son of man, lament for the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Son of man, lament for the king of Tyre and say to him: This is what the Lord GOD says: You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Ezekiel, son of man, sing a funeral song for the king of Tyre and tell him I am saying: At one time, you were perfect, intelligent, and good-looking. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD: Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "Son of man, sing a funeral song for the ruler of Tyre. Tell him, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says: You were the perfect example, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> "Mortal man," he said, "grieve for the fate that is waiting for the king of Tyre. Tell him what I, the Sovereign LORD, am saying: You were once an example of perfection. How wise and handsome you were! <a href="/isv/ezekiel/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> "Son of Man, start singing this lamentation for the king of Tyre. Tell him, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "You served as my model, my example of complete wisdom and perfect beauty. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ?You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. <a href="/net/ezekiel/28.htm">NET Bible</a> "Son of man, sing a lament for the king of Tyre, and say to him, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says: "'You were the sealer of perfection, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and tell him, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "You seal up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. <a href="/web/ezekiel/28.htm">World English Bible</a> “Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and tell him, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “You were the seal of full measure, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> “Son of man, lift up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, "" And you have said to him, Thus said Lord YHWH: You are sealing up a measurement, "" Full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Son of man, lift up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, And thou hast said to him: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Thou art sealing up a measurement, Full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Son of man, lift up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Thou didst seal up the measure full of wisdom and complete of beauty.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And say to him: Thus saith the Lord God: Thou wast the seal of resemblance, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> and you shall say to him: Thus says the Lord God: You were the seal of similitudes, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/28.htm">New American Bible</a> Son of man, raise a lament over the king of Tyre, and say to him: Thus says the Lord GOD: You were a seal of perfection, full of wisdom, perfect in beauty. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Mortal, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord GOD: You were the signet of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the LORD God: You were the seal of wisdom and the crown of beauty. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> “Son of man, lament a lamentation for the King of Tyre and say to him, ‘Thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: “You are the seal of the likeness of the word of wisdom, and a crown of glory<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Son of man, take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say unto him: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Thou seal most accurate, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty, <a href="/sep/ezekiel/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Son of man, take up a lamentation for the prince of Tyre, and say to him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou art a seal of resemblance, and crown of beauty. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=8099" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/28.htm">A Lament over the King of Tyre</a> 11Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 12<a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">“Son</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">of man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: śā (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">take up</a> <a href="/hebrew/7015.htm" title="7015: qî·nāh (N-fs) -- An elegy, dirge. From quwn; a dirge.">a lament</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/6865.htm" title="6865: ṣō·wr (N-proper-fs) -- A Phoenician city. Or Tsowr; the same as tsor; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine.">of Tyre</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">that this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">‘You</a> <a href="/hebrew/2856.htm" title="2856: ḥō·w·ṯêm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc) -- To seal, affix a seal, seal up. A primitive root; to close up; especially to seal.">were the seal</a> <a href="/hebrew/8508.htm" title="8508: tā·ḵə·nîṯ (N-fs) -- Measurement, proportion. From token; admeasurement, i.e. Consummation.">of perfection,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4392.htm" title="4392: mā·lê (Adj-ms) -- Full. From male'; full or filling; also fulness; adverbially, fully.">full of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: ḥāḵ·māh (N-fs) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">wisdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/3632.htm" title="3632: ū·ḵə·lîl (Conj-w:: Adj-msc) -- Entire, whole, a holocaust. From kalal; complete; as noun, the whole; as adverb, fully.">and perfect</a> <a href="/hebrew/3308.htm" title="3308: yō·p̄î (N-ms) -- Beauty. From yaphah; beauty.">in beauty.</a> 13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a> How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations. / You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.” ... <a href="/revelation/12-7.htm">Revelation 12:7-9</a> Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. / But the dragon was not strong enough, and no longer was any place found in heaven for him and his angels. / And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. <a href="/genesis/3-1.htm">Genesis 3:1-5</a> Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” / The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, / but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’” ... <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7</a> As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ <a href="/isaiah/31-3.htm">Isaiah 31:3</a> But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together. <a href="/daniel/5-18.htm">Daniel 5:18-23</a> As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor. / Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished. / But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. ... <a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3</a> I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ. <a href="/revelation/13-4.htm">Revelation 13:4-6</a> They worshiped the dragon who had given authority to the beast, and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who is like the beast, and who can wage war against it?” / The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months. / And the beast opened its mouth to speak blasphemies against God and to slander His name and His tabernacle—those who dwell in heaven. <a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-7</a> Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ... <a href="/1_timothy/3-6.htm">1 Timothy 3:6</a> He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil. <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a> And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. <a href="/revelation/17-4.htm">Revelation 17:4-5</a> The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality. / And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. <a href="/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12</a> And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there. <a href="/1_john/2-16.htm">1 John 2:16</a> For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. <a href="/isaiah/23-8.htm">Isaiah 23:8-9</a> Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth? / The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Son of man, take up a lamentation on the king of Tyrus, and say to him, Thus said the Lord GOD; You seal up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.take up<a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a> Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:<a href="/ezekiel/19-1.htm">Ezekiel 19:1,14</a> Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, … <a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Ezekiel 26:17</a> And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!Thou sealest<a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2-5</a> Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: … <a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Ezekiel 27:3,4</a> And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty… <a href="/romans/15-28.htm">Romans 15:28</a> When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.full<a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Proverbs 21:30</a> There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.<a href="/isaiah/10-13.htm">Isaiah 10:13</a> For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:<a href="/jeremiah/9-22.htm">Jeremiah 9:22</a> Speak, Thus saith the LORD, Even the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, and none shall gather them.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/11-1.htm">Accurate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-7.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-35.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-32.htm">Lamentation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-11.htm">Perfection</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-32.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-44.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-32.htm">Song</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-10.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/7-27.htm">Sum</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Tyrus</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-7.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/45-10.htm">Accurate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-17.htm">Beauty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-11.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Full</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-2.htm">Lamentation</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-15.htm">Perfect</a> <a href="/luke/8-14.htm">Perfection</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-29.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/daniel/8-26.htm">Seal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-16.htm">Song</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-22.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/daniel/7-1.htm">Sum</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-18.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-18.htm">Tyrus</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-17.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 28</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/28-1.htm">God's judgment upon the prince of Tyrus for his sacrilegious pride</a> 11. <a href="/ezekiel/28-11.htm">A lamentation of his great glory corrupted by Sidon</a> 20. <a href="/ezekiel/28-20.htm">The judgment of Zion</a> 24. <a href="/ezekiel/28-24.htm">The restoration of Israel</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It underscores the contrast between the divine message he delivers and his human nature. The term is used extensively in the book of Ezekiel, highlighting the prophet's role as a representative of humanity before God.take up a lament for the king of Tyre A lament is a form of poetic expression of mourning or sorrow. Here, it is directed towards the king of Tyre, a significant city-state known for its wealth and influence in the ancient Near East. Tyre was a major Phoenician port city, and its king was a powerful figure. The lament suggests impending judgment and downfall, reflecting the city's pride and eventual destruction.and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says This phrase establishes the authority of the message. It is not Ezekiel's own words but a divine pronouncement. The use of "Lord GOD" (YHWH Elohim) emphasizes God's sovereignty and power over all nations, including Tyre.You were the seal of perfection This metaphor suggests that the king of Tyre was once a model of completeness and excellence. In ancient cultures, a seal was a mark of authenticity and authority. The phrase implies that the king had reached a pinnacle of human achievement and status, possibly reflecting Tyre's prosperity and the king's wisdom.full of wisdom The king of Tyre is described as possessing great wisdom, which was highly valued in ancient Near Eastern cultures. This wisdom likely contributed to Tyre's success in trade and politics. However, biblical wisdom is often associated with the fear of the Lord, suggesting that the king's wisdom was ultimately flawed or misused.and perfect in beauty This phrase highlights the king's or the city's aesthetic and cultural achievements. Tyre was renowned for its architecture, art, and luxury. The description of beauty can also be seen as a reflection of the king's pride and self-exaltation, which ultimately leads to his downfall, as pride is often condemned in scripture (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>).Connections to other scripture The lament for the king of Tyre is often compared to the fall of Lucifer in <a href="/isaiah/14-12.htm">Isaiah 14:12-15</a>, as both passages describe a figure of great beauty and wisdom brought low by pride. Additionally, the imagery of perfection and beauty can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the true embodiment of wisdom and beauty, yet without sin or pride.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who ministered to the Jewish exiles in Babylon. He is the one delivering God's message in this passage. 2. <a href="/topical/k/king_of_tyre.htm">King of Tyre</a> The earthly ruler of the city of Tyre, a wealthy and influential city-state known for its commerce and trade. The king is the subject of God's lament through Ezekiel. 3. <a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a> An ancient Phoenician city known for its wealth, trade, and strategic location. It was a powerful maritime city during Ezekiel's time. 4. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a> The sovereign Lord who speaks through Ezekiel, delivering a message of judgment and lamentation. 5. <a href="/topical/l/lament.htm">Lament</a> A form of poetic expression of mourning or sorrow, often used in the Bible to convey God's judgment or the consequences of sin.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a> The king of Tyre's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-exaltation. Believers are called to humility, recognizing that all wisdom and beauty come from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_illusion_of_perfection.htm">The Illusion of Perfection</a> Earthly perfection and wisdom are fleeting and can lead to a false sense of security. True perfection is found only in Christ. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> The lament demonstrates God's control over nations and leaders. No power is beyond His reach, and He will hold all accountable. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_lament_in_scripture.htm">The Role of Lament in Scripture</a> Lament is a powerful tool for expressing sorrow and repentance. It reminds us of the seriousness of sin and the need for God's mercy. <a href="/topical/w/wisdom_and_beauty_as_gifts.htm">Wisdom and Beauty as Gifts</a> Wisdom and beauty are gifts from God meant to glorify Him, not ourselves. We should use these gifts to serve others and advance God's kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 28</a> <a href="/q/can_god_forgive_satan.htm">Can God forgive Satan?</a> <a href="/q/is_satan_omnipresent.htm">Is Satan present everywhere at all times?</a> <a href="/q/was_satan_originally_an_angel.htm">Was Satan originally an angel?</a> <a href="/q/why_create_satan_if_he'd_cause_evil.htm">Why did God create Satan knowing he would cause evil?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) Thou sealest up the sum.--Thou markest it as complete or perfect. (Comp. <a href="/daniel/9-24.htm" title="Seventy weeks are determined on your people and on your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.">Daniel 9:24</a>; <a href="/job/9-7.htm" title="Which commands the sun, and it rises not; and seals up the stars.">Job 9:7</a>.) The word for sum occurs only here and in <a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm" title="You son of man, show the house to the house of Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let them measure the pattern.">Ezekiel 43:10</a>, where it refers to the well measured and arranged building of the Temple.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - Thou sealest up the sum, etc. The noun is found only there and in <a href="/ezekiel/43-10.htm">Ezekiel 43:10</a>, where it is translated "pattern," but is cognate with the word rendered" tale" (equivalent to "measure") of <a href="/exodus/5-13.htm">Exodus 5:13</a>, and "measure" in <a href="/ezekiel/45-11.htm">Ezekiel 45:11</a>. The probable meaning is, Thou settest the seal to thy completeness (perfection). Thou deemest that thou hast attained the consummation of all beauty and wisdom. The LXX. and the Vulgate give, "Thou art a seal;" and this suggests a parallelism with Jeremiah's works to Coniah (<a href="/jeremiah/22-24.htm">Jeremiah 22:24</a>). The words were, of course, written with a keen irony. This was what the King of Tyro thought of himself. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“Son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son of man, אָדָ֕ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being take up שָׂ֥א (śā) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take a lament קִינָ֖ה (qî·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7015.htm">Strong's 7015: </a> An elegy, dirge for עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of Tyre צ֑וֹר (ṣō·wr) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6865.htm">Strong's 6865: </a> Tyre -- a Phoenician city and tell וְאָמַ֣רְתָּ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say him לּ֗וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> that this is what כֹּ֤ה (kōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH says: אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘You אַתָּה֙ (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you were the seal חוֹתֵ֣ם (ḥō·w·ṯêm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2856.htm">Strong's 2856: </a> To seal, affix a seal, seal up of perfection, תָּכְנִ֔ית (tā·ḵə·nîṯ) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8508.htm">Strong's 8508: </a> Admeasurement, consummation full of מָלֵ֥א (mā·lê) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4392.htm">Strong's 4392: </a> Full, filling, fulness, fully wisdom חָכְמָ֖ה (ḥāḵ·māh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> Wisdom and perfect וּכְלִ֥יל (ū·ḵə·lîl) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3632.htm">Strong's 3632: </a> Complete, the whole, as, fully in beauty. יֹֽפִי׃ (yō·p̄î) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3308.htm">Strong's 3308: </a> Beauty <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 28:12 Son of man take up a lamentation (Ezek. 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