Ezekiel 28:12
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.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
11And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Cross References
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, there is no courage, there is no counsel against the ungodly.
Isaiah 14:4And thou shalt take up this lamentation against the king of Babylon, + 14:4 Alex. + 'and thou shalt say in that day'.How has the extortioner ceased, and the taskmaster ceased!
Jeremiah 9:23but let him that boasts boast in this, the understanding and knowing that I am the Lord that exercise mercy, and judgment, and righteousness, upon the earth; for in these things is my pleasure, saith the Lord.
Ezekiel 19:14And fire is gone out of a rod of her choice boughs, and has devoured her; and there was no rod of strength in her. Her race is become a parable of lamentation, and it shall be for a lamentation.
Ezekiel 27:2And thou, son of man, take up a lamentation against Sor;
Ezekiel 28:2And thou, son of man, say to the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord; Because thine heart has been exalted, and thou hast said, I am God, I have inhabited the dwelling of God in the heart of the sea; yet thou art man and not God, though thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God:
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:12-20
Fall of the Prince of Tyre. ( b. c. 588.) 11 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 12 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. 13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of… Read the whole commentary →