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Ezekiel 28:11-19

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A Lament for Tyre's King

11 The word of the Lord came to me:
12 "Son of man, lament[a] for the king of Tyre and say to him: This is what the Lord God says: You were the seal[b] of perfection,[c] full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.[d]
13 You were in Eden,[e] the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone covered you: carnelian, topaz, and diamond,[f] beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire,[g] turquoise[h] and emerald.[i] Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold;[j] they were prepared on the day you were created.
14 You were an anointed guardian cherub,[k] for[l] I had appointed you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.
15 From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways until wickedness was found in you.
16 Through the abundance of your trade,[m] you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I expelled you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and banished you, guardian cherub,[n] from among the fiery stones.
17 Your heart became proud because of your beauty; For the sake of your splendor[o] you corrupted your wisdom. So I threw you down to the earth; I made a spectacle of you before kings.
18 You profaned your sanctuaries by the magnitude of your iniquities in your dishonest trade. So I sent out fire from within you, and it consumed you.[p] I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of everyone watching you.
19 All those who know you among the nations are appalled at you.[q] You have become an object of horror and will never exist again."[r]
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Ezekiel 28:11-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 28

This chapter contains a prophecy of the destruction of the prince of Tyre; a lamentation for the king of Tyre; a denunciation of judgments on Zidon, and a promise of peace and safety to Israel. The order given the prophet to prophesy of the ruin of the prince of Tyre, Eze 28:1,2, the cause of his ruin, his pride on account of his wisdom and riches, which rose to such a pitch, as to make himself God, Eze 28:2-6, the manner in which his destruction shall be accomplished, Eze 28:7-10, the lamentation for the king of Tyre begins Eze 28:11,12, setting forth his former grandeur and dignity, Eze 28:13-15, his fall, and the cause of it, injustice and violence in merchandise, pride because of beauty and wisdom, and profanation of sanctuaries, Eze 28:16-19, next follow the judgments on Zidon, Eze 28:20-23, and the chapter is concluded with a promise of the restoration of the Jews to their own land, and of great tranquillity and safety in it, Eze 28:24-26.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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