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.

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 28:2, the prince's pride and claim to deity set up the judgment lamented here—revealing the sin behind the lament.

Ezekiel 28:15 continues the same lament, revealing that the king's perfection ended in unrighteousness.

Ezekiel 26:17 laments the destruction of Tyre city, directly paralleling the lament for her king here—both part of Tyre's judgment cycle.

Ezekiel 27:2 gives the identical command to lament over Tyre city—mirroring the structure here, but focused on the city instead of its king.

Ezekiel 27:3 uses the identical phrase 'perfect in beauty' to describe Tyre, linking the city's pride to its king.

Ezekiel 27:4 continues describing Tyre's perfected beauty by its builders, reinforcing the king's own perfection.

Ezekiel 32:19 uses similar 'beauty' language in a lament over Pharaoh, echoing Tyre's pride.

Ezekiel 32:2 begins a lament for Pharaoh using the same 'take up a lamentation' command—a pattern for laments over foreign rulers.

Ezekiel 32:16 concludes the lament for Egypt, formally labeling it 'the lamentation'—mirroring the literary marker used here.

Ezekiel 27:32 Related theme

Ezekiel 27:32 continues the lament over Tyre with a rhetorical question, amplifying the same mourning theme as 28:12.

Ezekiel 19:1 Related theme

Ezekiel 19:1 starts a lament for Israel's princes, using the same 'take up a lamentation' command—sharing the lament genre for fallen rulers.

Ezekiel 19:14 Related theme

Ezekiel 19:14 ends the lament with 'this is a lamentation,' explicitly labeling the genre that 28:12 also uses for Tyre's king.

Proverbs 21:30 declares no wisdom can prevail against God, contrasting with the king's boasting in his wisdom.

Jeremiah 9:23 warns not to glory in wisdom, directly opposing the king of Tyre's glorying in his wisdom.

Isaiah 23:8 Parallel

Isaiah 23:8 laments Tyre's fall from its proud status — directly parallel to Ezekiel's lament over the king of Tyre's wisdom and beauty.

Isaiah 14:13 describes the king of Babylon's aspiration to ascend to heaven — mirroring the pride of the king of Tyre, who thought himself full of wisdom.

Zechariah 9:2 Related theme

Zechariah 9:2 also notes Tyre's wisdom, reinforcing the theme of Tyre's pride and judgment.

Matthew 11:23 pronounces judgment on Capernaum for pride, mirroring Tyre's fall from exaltation.

Luke 10:15 Parallel

Luke 10:15 is nearly identical to Matthew 11:23, condemning Capernaum's pride — parallel to Tyre's downfall.

1 Corinthians 1:19 declares God destroys the wisdom of the wise — the same wisdom the king of Tyre prided himself on, which led to his downfall.

Isaiah 47:7 Parallel

Isaiah 47:7 shows Babylon's pride and downfall, paralleling the king of Tyre's hubris described here.

Isaiah 14:4 Parallel

Isaiah 14:4 is a taunt against Babylon's king — parallel judgment against a proud ruler, both using lament form.

Isaiah 10:13 has the Assyrian king boasting in his own wisdom and strength, paralleling the Tyrian king's pride.