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A blue-gray mantled prophet raises a lament before Tyrian cloth and precious stones.
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Ezekiel 28:11-12

Lament for Tyre’s king

The Pride of Tyre and the Promise to Israel · Ezekiel 28

Story guide: The king remains unnamed and is not depicted as a distinct historical identity.

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11And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

12Son of man, raise a lament over the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD: You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.’

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