Ezekiel 28:12 - Exposition

Thou sealest up the sum , etc. The noun is found only there and in Ezekiel 43:10 , where it is translated "pattern," but is cognate with the word rendered" tale" (equivalent to "measure") of Exodus 5:13 , and "measure" in Ezekiel 45:11 . The probable meaning is, Thou settest the seal to thy completeness ( perfection ). Thou deemest that thou hast attained the consummation of all beauty and wisdom. The LXX . and the Vulgate give, "Thou art a seal;" and this suggests a parallelism with Jeremiah's works to Coniah ( Jeremiah 22:24 ). The words were, of course, written with a keen irony. This was what the King of Tyro thought of himself.