Ezekiel 28:14

Ezekiel 28:14

12 “Son of man, ^atake up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God:
^b“You were the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

13 You were in ^aEden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
The workmanship of ^byour timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created.

14 “You were the anointed ^acherub who covers;
I established you;
You were on ^bthe holy mountain of God;
You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones.

15 You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created,
Till ^ainiquity was found in you.

16 “By the abundance of your trading
You became filled with violence within,
And you sinned;
Therefore I cast you as a profane thing
Out of the mountain of God;
And I destroyed you, ^aO covering cherub,
From the midst of the fiery stones.

17 “Your ^aheart was lifted up because of your beauty;
You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor;
I cast you to the ground,
I laid you before kings,
That they might gaze at you.

18 “You defiled your sanctuaries
By the multitude of your iniquities,
By the iniquity of your trading;
Therefore I brought fire from your midst;
It devoured you,
And I turned you to ashes upon the earth
In the sight of all who saw you.

19 All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you;
^aYou have become a horror,
And shall be no ^bmore forever.” ’ ”

Proclamation Against Sidon

20 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Commentaries:

John Wesley's Notes

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Cherub - For thy wisdom, power, and excellency, like a cherub, or angel; for the sacredness of thy person, and office, as the anointed of God; for the exercise of thy power, as a shield, as a protector of the weak. And I - I, whom thou forgetest have made thee so. Thou wast - Thou wast advanced to kingly dignity, (which David calls a mountain, Psalms 30:7,) a sacred office, and of divine institution. In the midst - Surrounded with stones, that sparkle like fire.

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