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title = "Ezekiel 28:11–19"
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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel28.11-19)
The Lord, through Ezekiel, continues the pattern of giving a prophecy of
judgement and then raising a lament over the judged. And like the previous
lament over Tyre the city, this one extols the virtues of the king of Tyre
before deconstructing them. The king of Tyre is compared to a guardian cherub,
placed in a perfect environment and adorned with beautiful wealth.
I admit to being thrown off by the comparison to a cherub instead of Adam,
considering the explicit reference to Eden in verse 13. But the mentions of
"stones of fire" (_vv. 14, 16_) that the cherub walks among are more
appropriate for an angelic being than a man. The notes in the Reformation Study
Bible mention that some consider this lament a comparison to the fall of Satan,
which is plausible to me, at the least. If that's the case, there are some
implications in calling Satan a "guardian cherub", and it makes the latter half
of this lament eschatological in nature.
In verse 15, unrighteousness is found in the cherub. Violence abounds and
beauty engenders pride. This corrupted the cherub's wisdom, and because of all
this the Lord casts him down. The kings of the earth see the downfall and the
consuming fire that destroys him, and they are apalled.
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All Your actions are perfectly just, O Lord. None of Your adversaries escape
unpunished.