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13 You lived in the garden of Eden and wore jewelry made of brightly colored gems and precious stones. They were all set in gold[a] and were ready for you on the day you were born. 14 I appointed a winged creature to guard your home[b] on my holy mountain, where you walked among gems that dazzled like fire.

15 You were truly good from the time of your birth, but later you started doing wicked things.

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  1. 28.13 They were all set in gold: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. 28.14 I appointed a winged creature to guard your home: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

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)
14 You were anointed(F) as a guardian cherub,(G)
    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.

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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.