Ezekiel 28:11-12

Context

28:11 The word of the Lord came to me: 28:12 “Son of man, sing¹ a lament for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘You were the sealer² of perfection,

full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

[28:12] ¹tn Heb “lift up.”

[28:12] ²tn For a discussion of possible nuances of this phrase, see M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:580-81.