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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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.

Ver. 12. Take up a lamentation for the king of Tyre.] Who shall have little leisure to lament for himself, his destruction shall be so sudden. See on Ezekiel 27:2 .

Thou sealest up the sum,] i.e., Thou art a pattern of perfection, in thine own conceit at least; for a seal hath in it the perfect form of him that is thereby represented, and then is a letter perfected when the last act of setting to a seal is done to it. a Tu es omnibus numeris absolutum exemplar; so Vatablus and the Tigurines.

a Literae consignatae et clausae et absolutae sunt. - Oecolamp.

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See also Ezekiel 28:12 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ezekiel 28:12. _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...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Ezekiel 28:1. The prince of Tyrus, or, as he is also called, the king, was, according to the Jewish historian Josephus, Ithobalus, known in the Phoenician annals as Ithobaal II. He was the consummatio...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    EZEKIEL 28. TYRE'S FALL FROM HEAVEN. In a remarkable passage, Ezekiel now conceives the pride of Tyre as incarnate in her king. The detail is often obscure and difficult, reminiscent of a mythological...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE KING OF TYRUS. Here we have. supernatural being addressed: He of whom the "prince of Tyre" was only. type; He who was using that "prince" as one of his agents to secure the world. power. He is not...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THOU SEALEST UP, &C.— _Thou seal of likeness, full,_ &c. Houbigant. The prophet compares the king of Tyre to a valuable seal-ring worn on the finger....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. The Lament over the Prince 28:11-19 TRANSLATION (11) And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (12) Son of man, lift up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him: Thus says the Lord...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    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. THOU SEALEST UP THE SUM - litera...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE KING OF TYRE The overweening pride of the prince of Tyre, which has led him to claim to be a god, is rebuked, and his destruction by strangers is foretold (Ezekiel 28:1). He is compared to an inm...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THOU SEALEST, etc.] an obscure phrase, alluding in some way to the wisdom of the king of Tyre....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EZEKIEL: “THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD” GOD’S PLANS FOR *ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 25 TO 39 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 28 AGAINST THE RULER OF TYRE – EZEKIEL 28:1-10 V1 Th

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THOU SEALEST UP THE SUM. — Thou markest it as complete or perfect. (Comp. Daniel 9:24; Job 9:7.) The word for _sum_ occurs only here and in Ezekiel 43:10, where it refers to the well measured and arra...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    בֶּן ־אָדָ֕ם שָׂ֥א קִינָ֖ה עַל ־מֶ֣לֶךְ צֹ֑ור

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    TYRE (CONTINUED): SIDON Ezekiel 27:1; Ezekiel 28:1 THE remaining oracles on Tyre (Chapter s 27, Ezekiel 28:1) are somewhat different both in subject and mode of treatment from the chapter we have jus...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The prophecy concerning Tyre ended with a message to its prince and a lamentation for its king. A distinction must be drawn between these two. Most evidently the prince was the then reigning king, Ith...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Son 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 (d) wisdom, and perfect in beauty. (d) He derides the vain opinion a...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Resemblance. The king of Tyre, by his dignity and his natural perfections, bore in himself a certain resemblance to God, by reason of which he might be called the seal of resemblance, &c. But what is...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    From this passage I should be inclined to think that Tyrus is a figure of human nature in general, rather than referring to any one nation in particular; for of what one kingdom upon earth can it be s...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 26, 27, AND 28. Although in a certain sense upon Israel's territory, Tyre has another character, and is the subject of a separate prophecy (chaps. 26-28), bec...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    TAKE UP A LAMENTATION UPON THE KING OF TYRUS,.... Who is before called the prince of Tyre; and who he was Ezekiel 28:2, the bishop of Rome was first only a "nagid", a prince, ruler, governor, and lead...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus_ See Ezekiel 27:32. _Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom_, &c. In thine own opinion thou art the perfect pattern of wisdom and all other excellences;...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    LAMENTATION OVER THE KING OF TYRE...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Son of man, take up a lamentation, raising a mournful song, UPON THE KING OF TYRUS AND SAY UNTO HIM, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD, THOU SEALEST UP THE SUM, literally, "Thou sealer-up of the measure of perf...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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, ex...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    A LAMENTATION: see EZEKIEL 27:2. THE KING; called prince, EZEKIEL 28:2. THOU SEALEST UP THE SUM; in the search into the frame of thy government, the management of it, the prosperity thereof, and its g...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    “You seal up the sum, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty, You were in Eden, the garden of the gods (or ‘of God') Every precious stone was your covering, The sardius, the topaz and the diamond, T...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    LAMENTATION FOR THE KING OF TYRE (EZEKIEL 28:11). This oracle is in the form of a lamentation for the King of Tyre, with his great, exaggerated claims and his certain destruction. There are no good gr...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying, “Son of man, take up a lamentation for the King of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord Yahweh.” ‘Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me --.' The...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    THOU Here (Ezekiel 28:12), 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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Rebuke of the King of Tyre, and the fate of Satan who inspired him. Zidon's judgment and Israel's re-gathering. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Daniel, King of Tyre, Satan. CONCLUSION: Those who...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Ezekiel 28:2. _Say unto the prince of Tyrus because thou hast said, I am_ אל El _God,_ or the strong and mighty One. It is plain from the names of the princes that they bore titles of deity. Ezekiel 2...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 28:11 These verses describe Tyre’s extravagant pretensions (compare vv. Ezekiel 28:4) leading to its utter devastation (vv....

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    PROPHETICAL DIRGE ON THE KING OF TYRE, AS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE SPIRIT OF CARNAL PRIDE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF THE WHOLE STATE. THE FALL OF ZIDON, THE MOTHER-CITY. THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL IN CONTRAS...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION EZEKIEL 28:1 From the city the prophet passes to its ruler, who concentrated in himself whatever was most arrogant and boastful in the temper of his people. He is described here as a" prin...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now as we get into chapter 28, the attention now is directed against the king of Tyre. Chapter 26 against the city of Tyre, chapter 27 against the merchandising of Tyre, chapter 28 now is directed aga...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Corinthians 1:20; 1 Corinthians 3:19; 2 Chronicles 35:25;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    GOD'S DESCRIPTION OF SATAN Ezekiel 28:11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We read in the Epistle of Peter that Satan goeth about seeking whom he may devour. He is, indeed, the great enemy who hounded Christ ever...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Thou sealest up — Thou fanciest that fulness of wisdom, and perfection of beauty are in thee....

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