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Lamentation over the King of Tyre

11 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me: 12 Mortal, raise a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God:

You were the signet of perfection,[a]
    full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 You were in Eden, the garden of God;
    every precious stone was your covering,
carnelian, chrysolite, and moonstone,
    beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire,[b] turquoise, and emerald;
    and worked in gold were your settings
    and your engravings.[c]
On the day that you were created
    they were prepared.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:12 Meaning of Heb uncertain
  2. Ezekiel 28:13 Or lapis lazuli
  3. Ezekiel 28:13 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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