Ezekiel 28:12-19

Complete Jewish Bible

‘You put the seal on perfection;
you were full of wisdom and perfect in beauty;
¹³ you were in ‘Eden, the garden of God;
covered with all kinds of precious stones —
carnelians, topaz, diamonds,
beryl, onyx, jasper,
sapphires, green feldspar, emeralds;
your pendants and jewels were made of gold,
prepared the day you were created.
¹⁴ You were a keruv, protecting a large region;
I placed you on God’s holy mountain.
You walked back and forth
among stones of fire.
¹⁵ You were perfect in your ways
from the day you were created,
until unrighteousness
was found in you.

¹⁶ “‘When your commerce grew,
you became filled with violence;
and in this way you sinned.
Therefore I have thrown you out, defiled,
from the mountain of God;
I have destroyed you, protecting keruv,
from among the stones of fire.
¹⁷ Your heart grew proud because of your beauty,
you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.
But I have thrown you on the ground;
before kings I have made you a spectacle.
¹⁸ By your many crimes in dishonest trading,
you have profaned your sanctuaries;
therefore I brought forth fire from within you,
and it has devoured you;
I reduced you into ashes on the ground
in the sight of all who can see you.
¹⁹ All who know you among the peoples
will be aghast at you.
You are an object of terror,
and you will cease to exist.’”