The Meaning of Ezekiel 28:12 Explained

Ezekiel 28:12

KJV: Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

YLT: 'Son of man, lift up a lamentation for the king of Tyre, And thou hast said to him: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Thou art sealing up a measurement, Full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

Darby: Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyre, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou, who sealest up the measure of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty,

ASV: Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ezekiel 28:12?

MEANING: What does Ezekiel 28:12 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ezekiel 28:12 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ezekiel 28:12?

What is the context of Ezekiel 28:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

What does Ezekiel 28:12 Mean?

Study Notes

Thou
Here ( Ezekiel 28:12-15 ), as in Isaiah 14:12 the language goes beyond the king of Tyre to Satan, inspirer and unseen ruler of all such pomp and pride as that of Tyre. Instances of thus indirectly addressing Satan are:; Genesis 3:14 ; Genesis 3:15 ; Matthew 16:23 . The unfallen state of Satan is here described; his fall in Isaiah 14:12-14 . But there is more. The vision is not of Satan in his own person, but of Satan fulfilling himself in and through an earthly king who arrogates to himself divine honours, so that the prince of Tyrus foreshadows the Beast.; Daniel 7:8 ; Revelation 19:20 .

devil

Satan, Summary: This fearful being, apparently created one of the cherubim (See Scofield " Ezekiel 1:5 ") See Scofield " Ezekiel 28:12 " and anointed for a position of great authority, perhaps over the primitive creation, (note 3); See Scofield " Genesis 1:2 " Ezekiel 28:11-15 fell through pride Isaiah 14:12-14 His "I will" Revelation 12:7-1259 marks the introduction of sin into the universe. Cast out of heaven Luke 10:18 he makes earth and air the scene of his tireless activity; Ephesians 2:2 ; 1 Peter 5:8 . After the creation of man he entered into the serpent. See Scofield " Genesis 3:1 ", and, beguiling Eve by his subtilty, secured the downfall of Adam and through him of the race, and the entrance of sin into the world of men Romans 5:12-14 .

The Adamic Covenant (See Scofield " Genesis 3:14 ") promised the ultimate destruction of Satan through the "Seed of the woman." Then began his long warfare against the work of God in behalf of humanity, which still continues. The present world-system Revelation 13:8 organized upon the principle of force, greed, selfishness, ambition, and sinful pleasure, is his work and was the bribe which he offered to Christ Matthew 4:8 ; Matthew 4:9 . Of that world-system he is prince; John 14:30 ; John 16:11 and god 2 Corinthians 4:4 . As "prince of the power of the air" Ephesians 2:2 he is at the head of vast host of demons. See Scofield " Matthew 7:22 ". To him, under God, was committed upon earth the power of death Hebrews 2:14 . Cast out of heaven as his proper sphere and "first estate," he still has access to God as the "accuser of the brethren" Revelation 12:10 and is permitted a certain power of sifting or testing the self-confident and carnal among believers; Job 1:6-11 ; Luke 22:31 ; Luke 22:32 ; 1 Corinthians 5:5 ; 1 Timothy 1:20 but this is strictly permissive and limited power, and believers so sifted are kept in faith through the advocacy of Christ Luke 22:31 ; Luke 22:32 . See Scofield " 1 John 2:1 ". At the beginning of the great tribulation Satan's privilege of access to God as accuser will be withdrawn 1713517474_5 . At the return of Christ in glory Satan will be bound for one thousand years Revelation 20:2 after which he will be "loosed for a little season" Revelation 20:3 ; Revelation 20:7 ; Revelation 20:8 and will become the head of final effort to overthrow the kingdom. Defeated in this, he will be finally cast into the lake of fire, his final doom. The notion that he reigns in hell is Miltonic, not biblical. He is prince of this present world-system, but will be tormented in the lake of fire.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 28

¹ God's judgment upon the prince of Tyrus for his sacrilegious pride
¹¹ A lamentation of his great glory corrupted by Sidon
²⁰ The judgment of Zion
²⁴ The restoration of Israel

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 28:12 mean?

Son of man take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre and say to him thus says the Lord GOD You [were] the seal of perfection Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty

בֶּן־ אָדָ֕ם שָׂ֥א קִינָ֖ה עַל־ מֶ֣לֶךְ צ֑וֹר וְאָמַ֣רְתָּ לּ֗וֹ כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אַתָּה֙ חוֹתֵ֣ם תָּכְנִ֔ית מָלֵ֥א חָכְמָ֖ה וּכְלִ֥יל יֹֽפִי

בֶּן־	Son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אָדָ֕ם	of man
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אָדָם Sense: man, mankind.
שָׂ֥א	take up
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: נָשָׂא Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
קִינָ֖ה	a lamentation
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: קִינָה Sense: lamentation, dirge, elegy.
מֶ֣לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
צ֑וֹר	of Tyre
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: צֹור Sense: the Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast.
וְאָמַ֣רְתָּ	and say
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לּ֗וֹ	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
כֹּ֤ה	thus
Parse: Adverb Root: כֹּה Sense: thus, here, in this manner.
אָמַר֙	says
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אֲדֹנָ֣י	the Lord
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲדֹנָי Sense: my lord, lord.
יְהוִ֔ה	GOD
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
אַתָּה֙	You [were]
Parse: Pronoun, second person masculine singular Root: אַתְּ Sense: you (second pers.
חוֹתֵ֣ם	the seal
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct Root: חָתַם Sense: to seal, seal up, affix a seal.
תָּכְנִ֔ית	of perfection
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: תָּכְנִית Sense: measurement, pattern, proportion.
מָלֵ֥א	Full
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: מָלֵא Sense: full, fullness, that which fills.
חָכְמָ֖ה	of wisdom
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: חָכְמָה Sense: wisdom.
וּכְלִ֥יל	and perfect in
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular construct Root: כָּלִיל Sense: entire, all, perfect adv.
יֹֽפִי	beauty
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יֳפִי Sense: beauty.

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