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12 Ezekiel, son of man, sing a funeral song for the king of Tyre[a] and tell him I am saying:

At one time, you were perfect,[b] intelligent, and good-looking. 13 You lived in the garden of Eden and wore jewelry made of brightly colored gems and precious stones. They were all set in gold[c] and were ready for you on the day you were born. 14 I appointed a winged creature to guard your home[d] on my holy mountain, where you walked among gems that dazzled like fire.

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Footnotes

  1. 28.12 Tyre: See the note at 26.2.
  2. 28.12 you were perfect: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  3. 28.13 They were all set in gold: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  4. 28.14 I appointed a winged creature to guard your home: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

12 “Son of man, take up a lament(A) concerning the king of Tyre and say to him: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘You were the seal of perfection,
    full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.(B)
13 You were in Eden,(C)
    the garden of God;(D)
every precious stone(E) adorned you:
    carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
    topaz, onyx and jasper,
    lapis lazuli, turquoise(F) and beryl.[a]
Your settings and mountings[b] were made of gold;
    on the day you were created they were prepared.(G)
14 You were anointed(H) as a guardian cherub,(I)
    for so I ordained you.
You were on the holy mount of God;
    you walked among the fiery stones.

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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.