These contain prophecies and laments for Tyre and a prophecy about Sidon. Like the Assyrian empire, Ezekiel likens Tyre to the creation in the Garden of Eden in chapter 28. Specifically, the nation is stated to be a guardian angel created in the Garden. This angel was blameless and walked among fiery stones until wickedness was found in it.
Again, we see a poetic use of the Garden of Eden, God's initial plan for a nation, and God taking ownership of a nation.
In the prophecies, the king of Tyre seems to believe that he is actually a god, but he will die violent death at the hands of his enemies. The text sarcastically asks if he will say that he is a god when this occurs.
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