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“You were the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
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You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your 28:1–19 This section concerning the king of
covering: Tyre is similar to Isaiah 14:3–23 referring to the
The sardius, topaz, and diamond, king of Babylon.In both passages,some of the
Beryl, onyx, and jasper, language best fits Satan.Most likely,both texts
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with primarily describe the human king who is
gold. being used by Satan, much like Peter when
The workmanship of your timbrels Jesus said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan!”
and pipes (Matt. 16:23). The judgment can certainly
Was prepared for you on the day you apply to Satan, also.
were created.
By the iniquity of your trading;
Therefore I brought fire from your midst;
It devoured you,
28:12 the seal of perfection. The Lord led And I turned you to ashes upon the
Ezekiel to address the king as the one to be earth
judged, but clearly the power behind him was In the sight of all who saw you.
Satan. This phrase must be associated with 19 All who knew you among the peoples
Satan as one perfect in angelic beauty before are astonished at you;
he rebelled against God. But it can also relate You have become a horror,
to “perfection” in the same context of Tyre’s And shall be no more forever.” ’ ”
enterprise, topmost in its trade to the ancient
world (27:3,4,11), glorious in her seafaring 20 Then the word of the LORD came to me, say-
efforts (27:24), and the crowning city (Is. 23:8), ing, “Son of man, set your face toward Sidon,
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i.e., “perfect” as Jerusalem also is said to be and prophesy against her, and say, ‘Thus says
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(16:14; Lam. 2:15). Full of wisdom. This the Lord GOD:
referred to Satan’s wisdom as an angel and to
Tyre’s wisdom (skill) in trade (27:8,9; 28:4). “Behold, I am against you, O Sidon;
I will be glorified in your midst;
And they shall know that I am
the LORD,
“You were the anointed cherub When I execute judgments in her and
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who covers; am hallowed in her.
I established you; 23 For I will send pestilence upon her,
You were on the holy mountain of God; And blood in her streets;
You walked back and forth in the midst The wounded shall be judged
of fiery stones.
15 You were perfect in your ways from the in her midst
day you were created, By the sword against her on every
Till iniquity was found in you. side;
Then they shall know that I am the LORD.
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“By the abundance of your trading 24 “And there shall no longer be a pricking
You became filled with violence within,
And you sinned; brier or a painful thorn for the house of Israel
Therefore I cast you as a profane thing from among all who are around them, who de-
Out of the mountain of God; spise them. Then they shall know that I am the
And I destroyed you, O covering cherub, Lord GOD.”
25 ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: “When I have
From the midst of the fiery stones.
gathered the house of Israel from the peoples
17 “Your heart was lifted up because of among whom they are scattered, and am hal-
your beauty; lowed in them in the sight of the Gentiles, then
You corrupted your wisdom for the they will dwell in their own land which I gave
sake of your splendor; to My servant Jacob. And they will dwell
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I cast you to the ground, safely there, build houses, and plant vine-
I laid you before kings, yards; yes, they will dwell securely, when I
That they might gaze at you.
execute judgments on all those around them
“You defiled your sanctuaries who despise them. Then they shall know that
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By the multitude of your iniquities, I am the LORD their God.” ’ ”
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