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A Lament for Tyre’s King

11 The word of the Lord came to me: 12 ‘Son of man, lament(A) for the king of Tyre and say to him, “This is what the Lord God says:

You were the seal[a] of perfection,[b]
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.(B)
13 You were in Eden,(C) the garden of God.
Every kind of precious stone covered you:
carnelian, topaz, and diamond,[c]
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
lapis lazuli, turquoise[d] and emerald.[e]
Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold;(D)
they were prepared on the day you were created.

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  1. 28:12 Or sealer
  2. 28:12 Hb obscure
  3. 28:13 Hb obscure
  4. 28:13 Or malachite, or garnet
  5. 28:13 Or beryl