The Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east,(A) and there He placed the man He had formed.

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Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden;(A) and there he put the man he had formed.

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For the Lord will comfort Zion;(A)
He will comfort all her waste places,
and He will make her wilderness like Eden,(B)
and her desert like the garden of the Lord.(C)
Joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and melodious song.

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The Lord will surely comfort(A) Zion(B)
    and will look with compassion on all her ruins;(C)
he will make her deserts like Eden,(D)
    her wastelands(E) like the garden of the Lord.
Joy and gladness(F) will be found in her,
    thanksgiving(G) and the sound of singing.

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13 You were in Eden,(A) the garden of God.
Every kind of precious stone covered you:
carnelian, topaz, and diamond,[a]
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire,[b] turquoise[c] and emerald.[d]
Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold;(B)
they were prepared on the day you were created.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 28:13 Hb obscure
  2. Ezekiel 28:13 Or lapis lazuli
  3. Ezekiel 28:13 Or malachite, or garnet
  4. Ezekiel 28:13 Or beryl

13 You were in Eden,(A)
    the garden of God;(B)
every precious stone(C) adorned you:
    carnelian, chrysolite and emerald,
    topaz, onyx and jasper,
    lapis lazuli, turquoise(D) and beryl.[a]
Your settings and mountings[b] were made of gold;
    on the day you were created they were prepared.(E)

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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.