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
International Standard Version
A Rebuke for Tyre’s King
11 Another message came to me from the Lord, and this is what it said: 12 “Son of Man, start singing this lamentation for the king of Tyre. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord God says:
“You served as my[a] model,
my example of complete wisdom
and perfect beauty.
13 You used to be in Eden—
God’s paradise!
You wore precious stones for clothing:
ruby,[b] topaz, diamond,[c]
beryl,[d] onyx, jasper,
sapphire,[e] turquoise, and carbuncle.
Your settings were crafted in gold,
along with your engravings.
On the day of your creation
they had been prepared!
14 “You were the anointed cherub;
having been set in place
on the holy mountain of God,
you walked in the midst of fiery stones.
15 You were blameless in your behavior[f]
from the day you were created
until wickedness was discovered in you.
16 Since your vast business planning[g]
filled you with violent intent[h]
from top to bottom,[i]
you sinned,
so I cast you away as defiled
from the mountain of God.
I destroyed you,
you guardian cherub,
from the midst of the fiery stones.
17 Your heart grew arrogant because of your beauty;
you annihilated your own wisdom
because of your splendor.
Then I threw you to the ground
in the presence of kings,
giving them a good look at you!
18 By all of your iniquity
and unrighteous business planning[j]
you defiled your sanctuaries,
so I’m going to bring out fire from within you
and burn you to ashes on the earth
before the whole watching world!
19 Everyone who knows you
throughout all the nations
will be appalled at your calamity
and you will no longer exist forever.”’”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 28:12 The Heb. lacks my
- Ezekiel 28:13 Lit. red
- Ezekiel 28:13 Or emerald
- Ezekiel 28:13 Lit. Tarshish; i.e. a yellow stone
- Ezekiel 28:13 Or lapis lazuli; a bright blue stone
- Ezekiel 28:15 Lit. ways
- Ezekiel 28:16 Or merchandizing
- Ezekiel 28:16 Lit. with violence
- Ezekiel 28:16 Lit. in your midst
- Ezekiel 28:18 Or merchandizing
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