Ezekiel 28:11-19

Ezekiel 28:11-19

[11] Moreover the word  of the LORD  came unto me, saying,  [12] Son  of man,  take up  a lamentation  upon the king  of Tyrus,  and say  the Lord  GOD;  Thou sealest up  the sum,  full  of wisdom,  and perfect  in beauty.  [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.  [14] Thou art the anointed  cherub  that covereth;  and I have set  thee so: thou wast upon the holy  mountain  of God;  thou hast walked up and down  in the midst  of the stones  of fire.  [15] Thou wast perfect  in thy ways  from the day  that thou wast created,  till iniquity  was found  in thee. [16] By the multitude  of thy merchandise  they have filled  the midst  of thee with violence,  and thou hast sinned:  therefore I will cast thee as profane  out of the mountain  of God:  and I will destroy  thee, O covering  cherub,  from the midst  of the stones  of fire.  [17] Thine heart  was lifted up  because of thy beauty,  thou hast corrupted  thy wisdom  by reason of  thy brightness:  I will cast  thee to the ground,  I will lay  thee before  kings,  that they may behold  thee. [18] Thou hast defiled  thy sanctuaries  by the multitude  of thine iniquities,  by the iniquity  of thy traffick;  therefore will I bring forth  a fire  from the midst  of thee, it shall devour  thee, and I will bring  thee to ashes  upon the earth  in the sight  of all them that behold  [19] All they that know  thee among the people  shall be astonished  at thee: thou shalt be a terror,  and never  shalt thou be any more. 

What does Ezekiel 28:11-19 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

"This is one of the more difficult passages in the Book of Ezekiel -if not in the whole Bible! The reason for the difficulty lies mainly in the lack of sufficient data to reach precise conclusions. There are many terms and phrases that are only used in these verses in the OT....
"Ancient mythology should be kept in mind, for it shows the Phoenicians" religious thinking and provides cultural aid in interpreting the passage. However, to interpret the passage as a myth is unwarranted." [1]