A Lament over the King of Tyre

11 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me: 12 (A)“Son of man, (B)raise a lamentation over (C)the king of Tyre, and say to him, Thus says the Lord God:

“You were the signet of perfection,[a]
    (D)full of wisdom and (E)perfect in beauty.
13 You were in (F)Eden, the garden of God;
    (G)every precious stone was your covering,
(H)sardius, topaz, and diamond,
    beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire,[b] (I)emerald, and carbuncle;
    and crafted in gold were your settings
    and your engravings.[c]
(J)On the day that you were created
    they were prepared.
14 You were an anointed (K)guardian cherub.
    I placed you;[d] you were on (L)the holy mountain of God;
    in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
15 You were blameless in your ways
    (M)from the day you were created,
    till unrighteousness was found in you.
16 In the abundance of (N)your trade
    you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned;
so I cast you as a profane thing from (O)the mountain of God,
    and I destroyed you,[e] (P)O guardian cherub,
    from the midst of the stones of fire.
17 (Q)Your heart was proud because of (R)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.
18 By the multitude of your iniquities,
    in the unrighteousness of your trade
    you profaned your sanctuaries;
so (S)I brought fire out from your midst;
    it consumed you,
and I turned you to ashes on the earth
    (T)in the sight of all who saw you.
19 All who know you among the peoples
    are appalled at you;
(U)you have come to a dreadful end
    and shall be no more forever.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:12 The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
  2. Ezekiel 28:13 Or lapis lazuli
  3. Ezekiel 28:13 The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
  4. Ezekiel 28:14 The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
  5. Ezekiel 28:16 Or banished you

11 And the word of Yahweh came[a] to me, saying,[b] 12 “Son of man,[c] raise a lament over the king of Tyre, and you must say to him, ‘thus says the Lord Yahweh:

“You were a perfect model of[d] an example,
    full of wisdom and perfect of beauty.
13 You were in Eden, the garden of God,
    and every precious stone was your adornment:
carnelian, topaz and moonstone,[e]
    turquoise, onyx and jasper,
sapphire,[f] malachite and emerald.
    And gold was the craftsmanship of your settings
and your mountings in you;
    on the day when you were created they were prepared.
14 You were an anointed guardian cherub,
    and I placed you on God’s holy mountain;[g]
you walked in the midst of stones of fire.
15     You were blameless in your ways
from the day when you were created,[h]
    until wickedness was found in you.
16 In the abundance of your trading,
    they filled the midst of you with violence, and you sinned;
and I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God,
    and I expelled you, the guardian[i] cherub,
    from the midst of the stones of fire.
17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty;
    you ruined your wisdom because of your splendor.
I threw you on the ground before[j] kings;
    I have exposed you for viewing.[k]
18 From the abundance of your iniquities
    in the dishonesty of your trading,
I profaned your sanctuaries
    and I brought fire from your midst;
it consumed you, and I have turned you to ashes on the earth
    before the eyes of everyone who sees you.[l]
19 All who know you[m] among the peoples
    are appalled over you;
you have become as horrors,
    and you shall cease to exist forever.”’”[n]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:11 Literally “was”
  2. Ezekiel 28:11 Literally “to say”
  3. Ezekiel 28:12 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  4. Ezekiel 28:12 Or “for”
  5. Ezekiel 28:13 Meaning of Hebrew uncertain
  6. Ezekiel 28:13 Or “lapis lazuli”
  7. Ezekiel 28:14 Literally “on the mountain of the holiness of God”
  8. Ezekiel 28:15 Literally “being created you”
  9. Ezekiel 28:16 Or “guarding”
  10. Ezekiel 28:17 Literally “in the face of”
  11. Ezekiel 28:17 Literally “to look at you”
  12. Ezekiel 28:18 Literally “before the eyes of all seeing you”
  13. Ezekiel 28:19 Literally “all of the knowers of you”
  14. Ezekiel 28:19 Literally “there is not you until eternity”