Study it in the app““Son of man, raise a dirge over the king of Tyre, and say to him: ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: You were the seal of proportion, full of wisdom and perfection of beauty.”
“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםraiseשָׂאa dirgeקִינָהover the kingעַל מֶלֶךְof Tyre,צוֹרand say to him:וְאָמַרְתָּ לּוֹ‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהYouאַתָּהwere the sealחוֹתֵםof proportion,תָּכְנִיתfullמָלֵאof wisdomחָכְמָהand perfectionוּכְלִילof beauty.יֹפִי
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appearshuman being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appearslift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “sa” appearslament, dirge
Dirge: a poem sung over someone's death or over a disaster. The Hebrew name of the book of Lamentations comes from this word.
Where else “kina” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsTyre
See it on the mapWhere else “tsor” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appearsAdonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appearsYHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appearsseal, stop up
Seal, close up. Of the body, be blocked so that a discharge does not come out.
Where else “chotem” appearspattern, perfection
Measure, perfect proportion.
Where else “tachnit” appearsfull
Full, complete. "Full silver" is the full price.
Where else “male” appearswisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appearsperfection
Beauty without any flaw.
Where else “chelil” appearsbeauty
Beauty, loveliness.
Where else “yofi” appears“Seal of proportion”: the exact sense of the expression is uncertain.
Tyre
Today: Tyre (Sour), Lebanon
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Israel's present border.
Its king Hiram helped David and Solomon with timber and workers (1 Kgs 5:1). Ezekiel announced its fall (Ezek 27:2), and Jesus mentioned it when rebuking towns that did not change their minds (Matt 11:21).
11And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
12 · This verse (above)
13In Eden, the garden of Elohim, you were; every precious stone was your covering: ruby, topaz, and diamond, chrysolite, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald, and gold; the work of your tambourines and of your settings was in you; on the day you were created they were prepared.
