Ezekiel 28:11

11 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Ezekiel 28:11 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 28:11

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:

Ezekiel 28:11 In-Context

9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slays thee, I am God? but thou shalt be a man, and not God, in the hand of him that slays thee.
10 Thou shalt die the death of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken, said the Lord GOD.
11 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
12 Son of man, raise up lamentations upon the king of Tyre and say unto him, Thus hath the Lord GOD said: Thou dost seal up the sum of perfection, full of wisdom, and completed in beauty.
13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering: the sardius, topaz, diamond, turquoise, onyx, and beryl, the sapphire, ruby, and emerald, and gold; the works of thy tambourines and of thy pipes were prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
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