Ezekiel 28:11-16
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 ▼
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The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
e full of wisdom and f perfect in beauty.
13 You were in g Eden, the garden of God;
h every precious stone was your covering,
i sardius, topaz, and diamond,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire ▼
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Or lapis lazuli
k emerald, and carbuncle;and crafted in gold were your settings
and your engravings. ▼
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The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
m On the day that you were created
they were prepared.
14 You were an anointed n guardian cherub.
I placed you; ▼
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The meaning of the Hebrew phrase is uncertain
you were on p the holy mountain of God;in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
15 You were blameless in your ways
q from the day you were created,
till unrighteousness was found in you.
16 In the abundance of r your trade
you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned;
so I cast you as a profane thing from s the mountain of God,
and I destroyed you, ▼
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Or banished you
u O guardian cherub,from the midst of the stones of fire.
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