Ezekiel 28:12-14
1599 Geneva Bible
12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the King of Tyre, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God, Thou sealest up the sum, and art full of [a]wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God: every precious stone was in thy garment, the ruby, the topaz, and the [b]diamond, the chrysolite, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, [c]emerald, and the carbuncle and gold: the workmanship of thy timbrels, and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
14 Thou art [d]the anointed Cherub, that covereth, and I have set thee [e]in honor: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God: thou hast walked in the midst of the [f]stones of fire.
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- Ezekiel 28:12 He derideth the vain opinion and confidence that the Tyrians had in their riches, strength and pleasures.
- Ezekiel 28:13 Or, jasper.
- Ezekiel 28:13 Or, carbuncle.
- Ezekiel 28:14 He meaneth the royal state of Tyre, which for the excellency and glory thereof he compareth to the Cherubims which covered the Ark: and by this word anointed he signifieth the same.
- Ezekiel 28:14 I did thee this honor to make thee one of the builders of my Temple, which was when Hiram sent unto Solomon things necessary for the work.
- Ezekiel 28:14 To wit, among my people Israel, which shined as precious stones.
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