13 You were in (A)Eden, the garden of God;
(B)Every precious stone was your covering:
The (C)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 [a](D)settings and [b]sockets,
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.
14 You were the (E)anointed cherub who [c]covers,
And I placed you there.
You were on the holy (F)mountain of God;
You walked in the midst of the (G)stones of fire.
15 You were (H)blameless in your ways
From the day you were created
Until (I)unrighteousness was found in you.
16 By the (J)abundance of your trade
[d]You were internally (K)filled with violence,
And you sinned;
Therefore I have cast you as profane
From the mountain of God.
And I have destroyed you, you [e]covering cherub,
From the midst of the stones of fire.
17 Your heart was haughty because of your (L)beauty;
You (M)corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor.
I threw you to the ground;
I put you before (N)kings,
That they may see you.

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  1. Ezekiel 28:13 Or tambourines
  2. Ezekiel 28:13 Or flutes
  3. Ezekiel 28:14 Or guards
  4. Ezekiel 28:16 Lit They filled your midst
  5. Ezekiel 28:16 Or guardian

13 You were in Eden,(A)
    the garden of God;(B)
every precious stone(C) adorned you:
    carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
    topaz, onyx and jasper,
    lapis lazuli, turquoise(D) and beryl.[a]
Your settings and mountings[b] were made of gold;
    on the day you were created they were prepared.(E)
14 You were anointed(F) as a guardian cherub,(G)
    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,(H)
    and you sinned.
So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God,
    and I expelled you, guardian cherub,(I)
    from among the fiery stones.
17 Your heart became proud(J)
    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.(K)

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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.