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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.

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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”