A Lament over the King of Tyre
11 Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me:
“You were the signet of perfection,[1]
full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
every precious stone was your covering,
sardius, topaz, and diamond,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire,[2] emerald, and carbuncle;
and crafted in gold were your settings
and your engravings.[3]
On the day that you were created
they were prepared.
I placed you;[4] you were on the holy mountain of God;
in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
from the day you were created,
till unrighteousness was found in you.
you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned;
so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God,
and I destroyed you,[5] O guardian cherub,
from the midst of the stones of fire.
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.
in the unrighteousness of your trade
you profaned your sanctuaries;
so I brought fire out from your midst;
it consumed you,
and I turned you to ashes on the earth
in the sight of all who saw you.
are appalled at you;
you have come to a dreadful end
and shall be no more forever.”
Footnotes
Return to Ezekiel 28.
