Ezekiel 28:11

Bishop's Bible

Moreouer, the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying:

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
The word of the Lord came to me. He said,

New Living Translation
Then this further message came to me from the Lord :

New American Standard Bible
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New Century Version
The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

New English Translation
The word of the Lord came to me:

Update Bible Version
Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Webster's Bible Translation
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Amplified Bible
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

English Standard Version
Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me:

World English Bible
Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of the Lord was maad to me, and he seide, Thou, sone of man, reise thou weilyng on the kyng of Tire;

English Revised Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Berean Standard Bible
Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Contemporary English Version
The Lord said:

American Standard Version
Moreover the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

Bible in Basic English
Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Complete Jewish Bible
The word of Adonai came to me:

Darby Translation
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:

King James Version (1611)
Moreouer the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying;

New Life Bible
The Word of the Lord came to me saying,

New Revised Standard
Moreover the word of the Lord came to me:

Geneva Bible (1587)
Moreouer the word of the Lorde came vnto me, saying,

George Lamsa Translation
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyre:

Revised Standard Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Good News Translation
The Lord spoke to me again.

Christian Standard Bible®
The word of the Lord came to me:

Hebrew Names Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

King James Version
Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

Lexham English Bible
And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

Literal Translation
And the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying:

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Morouer, the worde off the LORDE came vnto me, sayenge:

New King James Version
Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Again the word of the LORD came to me saying,

Legacy Standard Bible
Again the word of Yahweh came to me saying,

Contextual Overview

¹¹ Moreouer, the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying: ¹² Thou sonne of man, take vp a lamentation vpon the king of Tyre, & tel him, thus sayth the Lord God: Thou sealest vp the summe, full of wysdome, & perfite beautie. ¹³ Thou hast ben in the pleasaunt garden of God, thou art deckt with all maner of precious stones, with ruby, topas, diamond, thurkis, onyx, iasper, saphir, emeralde, carbuncle, and golde: the workemanship of thy timbrels and of thy pipes [that be] in thee, was prepared in the day that thou wast created. ¹⁴ Thou art an annoynted Cherub, that couereth, and I haue set thee [in this dignitie,] thou wast vpon the holy mount of God, thou hast walked in the mids of the stones of fire. ¹⁵ From the time of thy creation thou haste ben perfite in the wayes, till wickednesse was founde in thee. ¹⁶ By the multitude of thy marchaundise they haue filled the mids of thee with crueltie, & thou haste sinned: I will cast thee as prophane out of the mount of God, & I will destroy thee O couering Cherub, from the mids of the stones of fire. ¹⁷ Thy heart was proude in thy beautie, and thorowe thy brightnesse thou hast destroyed thy wisdome: I will cast thee downe to the grounde, I will lay thee before kinges, that they may beholde thee. ¹⁸ Thou hast defiled thy sanctification with the great wickednesse of thyne vnrighteous occupying: I will bring a fire from the middest of thee to consume thee, and will make thee to asshes vpon the earth, in the sight of all them that loke vpon thee. ¹⁹ Al they that haue ben acquainted with thee among the heathen shalbe abashed at thee: thou hast ben a terrour, and neuer shalt thou be any more.

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Reciprocal: Jeremiah 49:16 - though

Cross-References

Genesis 28:18
And Iacob rose vp early in the mornyng, and toke the stone that he hadde layed vnder his head, and pitched it vpon an ende, and powred oyle in the toppe of it.

Genesis 31:46
And Iacob sayde vnto his brethren: gather stones. And they toke stones, and made an heape: and they dyd eate there vpon the heape.

Matthew 8:20
And Iesus sayth vnto hym. The foxes haue holes, and the birdes of the ayre haue nestes: but the sonne of man, hath not where to rest his head.

2 Corinthians 1:5
For as the afflictions of Christ are plenteous in vs: euen so is our consolation plenteous by Christe.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me,.... After the prophecy concerning the ruin of the prince of Tyre, the word of the Lord came to the prophet, ordering him to take up a lamentation on the king of Tyre:

saying; as follows:

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The dirge of the prince of Tyre, answering to the dirge of the state. The passage is ironical; its main purpose is to depict all the glory, real or assumed, of “the prince of Tyrus,” in order to show how deplorable should be his ruin.

Ezekiel 28:12

To “seal the sum” is to make up the whole measure of perfection. Compare the Septuagint

Ezekiel 28:13

Thou hast been in Eden - “Thou” wast etc. The prince of Tyrus is ironically described as the first of creation; but at the same time the parallel is to be maintained in his fall from glory. Like Adam in the enjoyment of paradise, he shall be like Adam in his fall.

Every precious stone - All the stones here named are found in the High priest’s breastplate Exodus 28:17-20, but their order is different, and three stones named in Exodus (the third row) are wanting. The prophet may purposely have varied the description because the number twelve (that of the tribes of Israel) had nothing to do with the prince of Tyrus, and he wished to portray, not a high priest, but a king, having in view a figure which was to a Jew, especially to a priest, the very type of magnificence.

Tabrets - (or, drums) and “pipes” were a common expression for festivity and triumph.

Ezekiel 28:14

Thou art - Better,” Thou” wert. “the anointed cherub that covereth” In the temple the cherubim and all holy things were consecrated and anointed with oil (Exodus 30:26 ff). The prince of Tyre was also anointed as a sovereign priest - covering or protecting the minor states, like the cherubim with outstretched wings covering the mercy-Seat.

Thou wast upon the holy mountain - As the cherub was in the temple on the holy mountain, so the prince of Tyre was presiding over the island-city, rising like a mountain from the deep.

Stones of fire - i. e., bright and shining. Decked with bright jewels, the prince walked among jewels in gorgeous splendor.

Ezekiel 28:15

The “perfection” was false, unsuspected until the “iniquity” which lay beneath was found out.