Ezekiel 28 · Verse 12

Ezekiel 28:12

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.
Ezekiel 28:12, King James Version

Ezekiel 28:12 in other translations

BSB“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
WEB“Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and tell him, ‘The Lord GOD says: “You were the seal of full measure, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
ASVSon 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.
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.
DARBYSon 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,
BBESon of man, make a song of grief for the king of Tyre, and say to him, This is what the Lord has said: You are all-wise and completely beautiful;
WebsterSon of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

What does Ezekiel 28:12 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
12. sealest up the sum--literally, "Thou art the one sealing the sum of perfection." A thing is sealed when completed (Da 9:24). "The sum" implies the full measure of beauty, from a Hebrew root, "to measure." The normal man--one formed after accurate rule.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 Thou sealest up - This has been translated, "Thou drawest thy own likeness." "Thou formest a portrait of thyself; and hast represented thyself the perfection of wisdom and beauty." I believe this to be the meaning of the place.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 28:1-19

The sentence against the prince or king of Tyre. (Ezek 28:1-19) The fall of Zidon. (Ezek 28:20-23) The restoration of Israel. (Ezek 28:24-26) Verses 1-19 Ethbaal, or Ithobal, was the prince or king of Tyre; and being lifted up with excessive pride, he claimed Divine honours. Pride is peculiarly the sin of our fallen nature. Nor can any wisdom, except that which the Lord gives, lead to happiness in this world or in…

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Ezekiel 28:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בֶּן\־ben-O son ofH1121
אָדָ֕ם'a.DamhumankindH120
שָׂ֥אsa'take upH5375
קִינָ֖הki.Naha lamentationH7015
עַל\־'al-onH5921
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
צ֑וֹרTzorTyreH6865
וְאָמַ֣רְתָּve.'a.Mar.taand you will sayH559
לּ֗וֹloto him
כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH559
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3069
אַתָּה֙'a.TahyouH859
חוֹתֵ֣םcho.Tem[were one who] sealsH2856
תָּכְנִ֔יתta.khe.Nitan exampleH8508
מָלֵ֥אma.Le'fullH4392
חָכְמָ֖הchokh.mahof wisdomH2451
וּכְלִ֥ילu.khe.Liland perfect ofH3632
יֹֽפִי\׃Yo.fibeautyH3308

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 28:12

  • Ezekiel 19:1

    Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

  • Ezekiel 26:17

    And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!

  • Colossians 2:3

    In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

  • Colossians 1:9

    For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

  • James 3:13-18

    Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. …

  • 2 Corinthians 1:22

    Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.

  • Ezekiel 19:14

    And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

  • Isaiah 14:4

    That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

  • Acts 6:3

    Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

  • 2 Chronicles 35:25

    And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

  • Jeremiah 9:23

    Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:

  • Proverbs 21:30

    There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
take up.
2; 19:1,14; 26:17; 27:2,32; 32:2,16; 2Ch 35:25; Isa 14:4
Jer 9:17-20
Thou sealest.
2-5; 27:3,4; Ro 15:28; 2Co 1:22
full.
Pr 21:30; Isa 10:13; Jer 9:23; Lu 2:40; Ac 6:3; 1Co 1:19,20; 3:19
Col 1:9; 2:3; Jas 3:13-18

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Context

  • Ezekiel 28:11

    Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

  • Ezekiel 28:12

    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.

  • Ezekiel 28:13

    Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

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Ezekiel 28:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Hijo del hombre, levanta endechas sobre el rey de Tiro, y dile: Así ha dicho el Señor Jehová: Tú echas el sello á la proporción, lleno de sabiduría, y acabado de hermosura.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Fils d’homme, élève une complainte sur le roi de Tyr, et dis-lui: Ainsi dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel: Toi, tu étais la forme accomplie de la perfection, plein de sagesse, et parfait en beauté;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Menschensohn, erhebe ein Klagelied über den König von Tyrus und sprich zu ihm: So spricht der Herr, Jehova: Der du das Bild der Vollendung warst voll von Weisheit und vollkommen an Schönheit,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et dices ei: Hæc dicit Dominus Deus: Tu signaculum similitudinis, plenus sapientia, et perfectus decore.