⁵³ Though Babylon should mount up to heaven,
    and though she should fortify her strong height,
from me destroyers would come upon her,
    says the Lord.^(A)

⁴ Though you soar aloft like the eagle,
    though your nest is set among the stars,
    from there I will bring you down,
            says the Lord.^(A)

¹³ You were in Eden, the garden of God;
    every precious stone was your covering,
carnelian, chrysolite, and moonstone,
    beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire,^[a] turquoise, and emerald;
    and worked in gold were your settings
    and your engravings.^[b]
On the day that you were created
    they were prepared.^(A)
14 You were a cherub;^[c]
    I placed you on the holy mountain of God;
    you walked among the stones of fire.^(B)
15 You were blameless in your ways
    from the day that you were created,
    until iniquity was found in you.^(C)
16 In the abundance of your trade
    you were filled with violence, and you sinned,
so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God,
    and I drove you out, O guardian cherub,
    from among the stones of fire.^(D)

¹⁶ The terror you inspire
    and the pride of your heart have deceived you,
you who live in the clefts of the rock,^[a]
    who hold the height of the hill.
Although you make your nest as high as the eagle’s,
    from there I will bring you down,
            says the Lord.^(A)

¹³ You said to yourself,
    “I will ascend to heaven;
I will raise my throne
    above the stars of God;
I will sit on the mount of assembly
    on the heights of Zaphon;^[a](A)
14 I will ascend to the tops of the clouds;
    I will make myself like the Most High.”^(B)
15 But you are brought down to Sheol,
    to the depths of the Pit.^(C)
16 Those who see you will stare at you
    and ponder over you:
“Is this the man who made the earth tremble,
    who shook kingdoms,^(D)

¹⁹ Enter the caves of the rocks
    and the holes of the ground,
from the terror of the Lord
    and from the glory of his majesty,
    when he rises to terrify the earth.^(A)