Ezekiel 28:12

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Summary

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.

Take up

Thou sealest

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General references

Ezekiel 27:2

Bible References

Take up

"Son of man, tell the prince of Tyre, 'Thus says the Lord GOD: "Because your heart is lifted up, and you have said, 'I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas'; yet you are man, and not God, though you set your heart as the heart of God?

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

They shall take up a lamentation over you, and tell you, "How you are destroyed, who were inhabited by seafaring men, the renowned city, who was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, who caused their terror to be on all who lived there.

"You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;

"Son of man, take up a lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt, and tell him, 'You were likened to a young lion of the nations: yet you are as a monster in the seas; and you broke out with your rivers, and troubled the waters with your feet, and fouled their rivers.'

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

that you will take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, "How the oppressor has ceased. How the attacker has ceased."

Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Consider, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skillful women, that they may come:"

Thou sealest

and tell Tyre, 'You who dwell at the entry of the sea, who are the merchant of the peoples to many islands, thus says the Lord GOD: "You, Tyre, have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.'

When therefore I have accomplished this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go on by way of you to Spain.

who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our hearts.

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

For he has said, "By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I have understanding: and I have removed the boundaries of the peoples, and have robbed their treasures. Like a valiant man I have brought down their rulers.

Thus says the LORD, "Do not let the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, do not let the rich man glory in his riches;

The child was growing, and was becoming strong, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.

Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing."

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, "He has taken the wise in their craftiness."

For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, do not cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

General references

"You, son of man, take up a lamentation over Tyre;