Ezekiel 28:12-19

12 “Son of man, take up a lament concerning the

      king of Tyre and say to him:

      ’This is what the Sovereign LORD says: 

      ” ‘You were the model of perfection, 

      full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 

 13 You were in Eden, 

       the garden of God; 

       every precious stone adorned you: 

       ruby, topaz and emerald, 

       chrysolite, onyx and jasper, 

       sapphire, turquoise and beryl.  

       Your settings and mountings were made of gold; 

       on the day you were created they were prepared. 

 14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub, 

       for so I ordained you. 

       You were on the holy mount of God; 

       you walked among the fiery stones. 

 15 You were blameless in your ways 

       from the day you were created 

       till wickedness was found in you. 

 16 Through your widespread trade 

       you were filled with violence, 

       and you sinned. 

       So I drove you in disgrace from the mount of God, 

       and I expelled you, O guardian cherub, 

       from among the fiery stones. 

 17 Your heart became proud 

       on account of your beauty, 

       and you corrupted your wisdom 

       because of your splendor. 

       So I threw you to the earth; 

       I made a spectacle of you before kings. 

 18 By your many sins and dishonest trade 

       you have desecrated your sanctuaries. 

       So I made a fire come out from you, 

       and it consumed you, 

       and I reduced you to ashes on the ground 

       in the sight of all who were watching. 

 19 All the nations who knew you 

       are appalled at you; 

       you have come to a horrible end 

       and will be no more.’ ”

 

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