12 “Son of man, (A)take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God,

“You [a]had the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 “You were in (B)Eden, the garden of God;
(C)Every precious stone was your covering:
The (D)ruby, the topaz and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your [b](E)settings and [c]sockets,
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.
14 “You were the (F)anointed cherub who [d]covers,
And I placed you there.
You were on the holy (G)mountain of God;
You walked in the midst of the (H)stones of fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:12 Lit were the one sealing a pattern
  2. Ezekiel 28:13 Or tambourines
  3. Ezekiel 28:13 Or flutes
  4. Ezekiel 28:14 Or guards

12 “Son of man, take up a lament(A) concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘You were the seal of perfection,
    full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.(B)
13 You were in Eden,(C)
    the garden of God;(D)
every precious stone(E) adorned you:
    carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
    topaz, onyx and jasper,
    lapis lazuli, turquoise(F) and beryl.[a]
Your settings and mountings[b] were made of gold;
    on the day you were created they were prepared.(G)
14 You were anointed(H) as a guardian cherub,(I)
    for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
    you walked among the fiery stones.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:13 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
  2. Ezekiel 28:13 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.