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Ezekiel 28:11-19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Ezekiel 28:11-19
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
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.(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,[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.(B)
14 You were a cherub;[d]
I placed you on the holy mountain of God;
you walked among the stones of fire.(C)
15 You were blameless in your ways
from the day that you were created,
until iniquity was found in you.(D)
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.(E)
17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty;
you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.
I cast you to the ground;
I exposed you before kings,
to feast their eyes on you.(F)
18 By the multitude of your iniquities,
in the unrighteousness of your trade,
you profaned your sanctuaries.
So I brought out fire from within you;
it consumed you,
and I turned you to ashes on the earth
in the sight of all who saw you.(G)
19 All who know you among the peoples
are appalled at you;
you have come to a dreadful end
and shall be no more forever.(H)
Ezekiel 28:11-19
New Living Translation
Ezekiel 28:11-19
New Living Translation
11 Then this further message came to me from the Lord: 12 “Son of man, sing this funeral song for the king of Tyre. Give him this message from the Sovereign Lord:
“You were the model of perfection,
full of wisdom and exquisite in beauty.
13 You were in Eden,
the garden of God.
Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone[a]—
red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone,
blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper,
blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald—
all beautifully crafted for you
and set in the finest gold.
They were given to you
on the day you were created.
14 I ordained and anointed you
as the mighty angelic guardian.[b]
You had access to the holy mountain of God
and walked among the stones of fire.
15 “You were blameless in all you did
from the day you were created
until the day evil was found in you.
16 Your rich commerce led you to violence,
and you sinned.
So I banished you in disgrace
from the mountain of God.
I expelled you, O mighty guardian,
from your place among the stones of fire.
17 Your heart was filled with pride
because of all your beauty.
Your wisdom was corrupted
by your love of splendor.
So I threw you to the ground
and exposed you to the curious gaze of kings.
18 You defiled your sanctuaries
with your many sins and your dishonest trade.
So I brought fire out from within you,
and it consumed you.
I reduced you to ashes on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.
19 All who knew you are appalled at your fate.
You have come to a terrible end,
and you will exist no more.”
Ezekiel 28:11-19
New International Version
Ezekiel 28:11-19
New International Version
11 The word of the Lord came to me: 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.
15 You were blameless in your ways
from the day you were created
till wickedness was found in you.
16 Through your widespread trade
you were filled with violence,(J)
and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
and I expelled you, guardian cherub,(K)
from among the fiery stones.
17 Your heart became proud(L)
on account of your beauty,
and you corrupted your wisdom
because of your splendor.
So I threw you to the earth;
I made a spectacle of you before kings.(M)
18 By your many sins and dishonest trade
you have desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I made a fire(N) come out from you,
and it consumed you,
and I reduced you to ashes(O) on the ground
in the sight of all who were watching.(P)
19 All the nations who knew you
are appalled(Q) at you;
you have come to a horrible end
and will be no more.(R)’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 28:13 The precise identification of some of these precious stones is uncertain.
- Ezekiel 28:13 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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