Ezekiel 28:13-16

A Lament over the King of Tyre

13 You were in e Eden, the garden of God;
f every precious stone was your covering,
g sardius, topaz, and diamond,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire, 1 f emerald, and carbuncle;
and crafted in gold were your settings
and your engravings. 2
i On the day that you were created
they were prepared.
14 You were an anointed j guardian cherub.
I placed you; 3 you were on k the holy mountain of God;
in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
15 You were blameless in your ways
l from the day you were created,
till unrighteousness was found in you.
16 In the abundance of m your trade
you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned;
so I cast you as a profane thing from k the mountain of God,
and I destroyed you, 4 j O guardian cherub,
from the midst of the stones of fire.

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 31:8 - 9
    The cedars in the garden of God could not rival it, nor the fir trees equal its boughs; neither were the plane trees like its branches; no tree in the garden of God was its equal in beauty.
    Isaiah 51:3
    For the Lord comforts Zion; he comforts all her waste places and makes her wilderness like Eden, her desert like the garden of the Lord ; joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the voice of song.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 27:16
    Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and ruby.
  3. Cross References
    Ezekiel 27:16
    Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and ruby.
  4. Cross References
    Revelation 4:3
    And he who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian, and around the throne was a rainbow that had the appearance of an emerald.
    Revelation 21:19 - 20
    The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of jewel. The first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald.
  5. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:15
    You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, till unrighteousness was found in you.
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 25:20
    The cherubim shall spread out their wings above, overshadowing the mercy seat with their wings, their faces one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubim be.
    1 Kings 8:7
    For the cherubim spread out their wings over the place of the ark, so that the cherubim overshadowed the ark and its poles.
  7. Cross References
    Ezekiel 20:40
    For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, declares the Lord God, there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land. There I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred offerings.
  8. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:13
    You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, sardius, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle; and crafted in gold were your settings and your engravings. On the day that you were created they were prepared.
  9. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:5
    By your great wisdom in your trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart has become proud in your wealth -
  10. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:14
    You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
  11. Cross References
    Ezekiel 28:14
    You were an anointed guardian cherub. I placed you; you were on the holy mountain of God; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.
English Standard Version (ESV) The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers.