11 Again the word of the Lord came to me saying, 12 “Son of man, (A)take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord God,

“You [a]had the seal of perfection,
Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
13 “You were in (B)Eden, the garden of God;
(C)Every precious stone was your covering:
The (D)ruby, the topaz and the diamond;
The beryl, the onyx and the jasper;
The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald;
And the gold, the workmanship of your [b](E)settings and [c]sockets,
Was in you.
On the day that you were created
They were prepared.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:12 Lit were the one sealing a pattern
  2. Ezekiel 28:13 Or tambourines
  3. Ezekiel 28:13 Or flutes