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Text -- Ezekiel 28:1-20 (NET)
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A Prophecy Against the King of Tyre
28:1 The word of the Lord came to me:
28:2 “Son of man , say to the prince of Tyre , ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says : “‘Your heart is proud and you said , “I am a god ; I sit in the seat of gods , in the heart of the seas ”– yet you are a man and not a god , though you think you are godlike .
28:3 Look , you are wiser than Daniel ; no secret is hidden from you.
28:4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries .
28:5 By your great skill in trade you have increased your wealth , and your heart is proud because of your wealth .
28:6 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says : Because you think you are godlike ,
28:7 I am about to bring foreigners against you, the most terrifying of nations . They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom , and they will defile your splendor .
28:8 They will bring you down to the pit , and you will die violently in the heart of the seas .
28:9 Will you still say , “I am a god ,” before the one who kills you– though you are a man and not a god – when you are in the power of those who wound you?
28:10 You will die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of foreigners ; for I have spoken , declares the sovereign Lord .’”
28:11 The word of the Lord came to me:
28:12 “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 .
28:13 You were in Eden , the garden of God . Every precious stone was your covering , the ruby , topaz , and emerald , the chrysolite , onyx , and jasper , the sapphire , turquoise , and beryl ; your settings and mounts were made of gold . On the day you were created they were prepared .
28:14 I placed you there with an anointed guardian cherub ; you were on the holy mountain of God ; you walked about amidst fiery stones .
28:15 You were blameless in your behavior from the day you were created , until sin was discovered in you.
28:16 In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence , and you sinned ; so I defiled you and banished you from the mountain of God – the guardian cherub expelled you from the midst of the stones of fire .
28:17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty ; you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor . I threw you down to the ground ; I placed you before kings , that they might see you.
28:18 By the multitude of your iniquities , through the sinfulness of your trade , you desecrated your sanctuaries . So I drew fire out from within you; it consumed you, and I turned you to ashes on the earth before the eyes of all who saw you.
28:19 All who know you among the peoples are shocked at you; you have become terrified and will be no more .’”
A Prophecy Against Sidon
28:20 The word of the Lord came to me:
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NET Notes: Eze 28:10 The Phoenicians practiced circumcision, so the language here must be figurative, indicating that they would be treated in a disgraceful manner. Uncirc...
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NET Notes: Eze 28:12 For a discussion of possible nuances of this phrase, see M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:580-81.
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NET Notes: Eze 28:13 The exact identification of each gemstone is uncertain. The list should be compared to that of the priest in Exod 28:17-20, which lists twelve stones ...
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NET Notes: Eze 28:14 Heb “you (were) an anointed cherub that covers and I placed you.” In the Hebrew text the ruler of Tyre is equated with a cherub, and the v...
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