Ezekiel 28:12 ““Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that t…”

Ezekiel 28:12

“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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and tell him, ‘The Lord GOD says: “You were the seal of full measure, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Sonne of man, take vp a lamentation vpon the King of Tyrus, and say vnto him, Thus sayeth the Lord God, Thou sealest vp the summe, and art full of wisedome and perfite in beautie.

Darby Translation

Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyre, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou, who sealest up the measure of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty,

Young's Literal Translation

'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.

Bible in Basic English

Son of man, make a song of grief for the king of Tyre, and say to him, This is what the Lord has said: You are all-wise and completely beautiful;

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Cross references

“take up”

Ezekiel 19:1 Ezekiel 26:17 Ezekiel 19:14 Ezekiel 27:32 Ezekiel 32:16 2 Chronicles 35:25

Ezekiel 19:1 · BSB

“As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel

Ezekiel 26:17 · BSB

Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men— she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!

Ezekiel 19:14 · BSB

Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”

Ezekiel 27:32 · BSB

As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?

Ezekiel 32:16 · BSB

This is the lament they will chant for her; the daughters of the nations will chant it. Over Egypt and all her multitudes they will chant it, declares the Lord GOD.”

2 Chronicles 35:25 · BSB

Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.

“Thou sealest”

2 Corinthians 1:22 Ezekiel 28:2–5 Romans 15:28 Ezekiel 27:3 Ezekiel 27:4

2 Corinthians 1:22 · BSB

placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

Ezekiel 28:2–5 · BSB

“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though yo…

Romans 15:28 · BSB

So after I have completed this service and have safely delivered this bounty to them, I will set off to Spain by way of you.

Ezekiel 27:3 · BSB

Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’

Ezekiel 27:4 · BSB

Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.

“full”

Colossians 1:9 Colossians 2:3 James 3:13–18 Proverbs 21:30 Isaiah 10:13 Jeremiah 9:23

Colossians 1:9 · BSB

For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Colossians 2:3 · BSB

in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

James 3:13–18 · BSB

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

Proverbs 21:30 · BSB

There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

Isaiah 10:13 · BSB

For he says: ‘By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, for I am clever. I have removed the boundaries of nations and plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their rulers.

Jeremiah 9:23 · BSB

This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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.

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