Ezekiel 28:13

Ezekiel 28:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
• New International Version (NIV)You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone adorned you: carnelian, chrysolite and emerald, topaz, onyx and jasper, lapis lazuli, turquoise and beryl. Your settings and mountings were made of gold; on the day you were created they were prepared.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created.

Context of Ezekiel 28:13

11And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, 12Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyre, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou, who sealest up the measure of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty, thou wast in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was thy covering: the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the chrysolite, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the carbuncle, and the emerald, and gold. The workmanship of thy tambours and of thy pipes was in thee: in the day that thou wast created were they prepared. 14Thou wast the anointed covering cherub, and I had set thee [so]: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou didst walk up and down in the midst of stones of fire. 15Thou wast perfect in thy ways, from the day that thou wast created, till unrighteousness was found in thee.

Ezekiel 28:13 word by word

בְּעֵ֨דֶן גַּן־אֱלֹהִ֜ים הָיִ֗יתָ כָּל־אֶ֨בֶן יְקָרָ֤ה מְסֻכָתֶ֙ךָ֙ אֹ֣דֶם פִּטְדָ֞ה וְיָהֲלֹ֗ם תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ שֹׁ֙הַם֙ וְיָ֣שְׁפֵ֔ה סַפִּ֣יר נֹ֔פֶךְ וּבָרְקַ֖ת וְזָהָ֑ב מְלֶ֨אכֶת תֻּפֶּ֤יךָ וּנְקָבֶ֙יךָ֙ בָּ֔ךְ בְּי֥וֹם הִבָּרַאֲךָ֖ כּוֹנָֽנוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Edenעֵ֫דֶן‛êden · EdenH5731
• gardenגַּןgan · gardenH1588
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• preciousיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
• stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• wasהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• topazפִּטְדָהpiţdâh · topazH6357
• onyxשֹׁ֫הַםshôham · onyxH7718
• jasperיָֽשְׁפֶהyâshphêh · jasperH3471
• sapphireסַפִּירsappîyr · sapphireH5601
• goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• workmanshipמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
• preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559

Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:13

• Ezekiel 31:8The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him; the cypresses were not like his boughs, and the plane-trees were not as his branches: no tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.
• Ezekiel 36:35And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities [are] fortified [and] inhabited.
• Genesis 2:8And Jehovah Elohim planted a garden in Eden eastward, and there put Man whom he had formed.
• Genesis 3:23Therefore Jehovah Elohim sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he was taken.
• Genesis 13:10And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of the Jordan that it was thoroughly watered, before Jehovah had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; as the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, as one goes to Zoar.
• Isaiah 51:3For Jehovah shall comfort Zion, he shall comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of Jehovah: gladness and joy shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of song.
• Joel 2:3A fire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame burneth; the land is as a garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness: yea, and nothing escapeth them.
• Revelation 2:7He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him that overcomes, I will give to him to eat of the tree of life which is in the paradise of God.
• Ezekiel 27:16Syria dealt with thee for the multitude of thy handiworks: they traded in thy markets with carbuncles, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and corals, and rubies.
• Genesis 2:11The name of the one is Pison: that is it which surrounds the whole land of Havilah, where the gold is.
• Exodus 28:17And thou shalt set in it settings of stones — four rows of stones: [one] row, a sardoin, a topaz, and an emerald — the first row;
• Exodus 39:10And they set in it four rows of stones: [one] row, a sardoin, a topaz, and an emerald — the first row;
• Isaiah 54:11[Thou] afflicted, tossed with tempest, not comforted! Behold, I will set thy stones in antimony, and lay thy foundations with sapphires;
• Revelation 17:4And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and had ornaments of gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the unclean things of her fornication;
• Revelation 21:19the foundations of the wall of the city [were] adorned with every precious stone: the first foundation, jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
• Ezekiel 26:13And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Thou hast been in Eden - This also is a strong irony. Thou art like Adam, when in his innocence and excellence he was in the garden of Eden! Every precious stone was thy covering - For a description of these stones see the note on Exodus 28:17.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-19Verses 11-19 The dirge of the prince of Tyre, answering to the dirge of the state. The passage is ironical; its main purpose is to depict all the glory, real or assumed, of “the prince of Tyrus,” in order to show how deplorable should be his ruin. Ezekiel 28:12 To “seal the sum” is to make up the whole measure of perfection. Compare the Septuagint Ezekiel 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden - “Thou” wast etc. The prince of Tyrus is ironically described as the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14Ezekiel mocks Tyre’s claim to great age and importance. He describes the king as if he had been in Eden at the beginning of the world. He presents him as a powerful angelic guardian. These heavenly beings carried the Lord’s throne in Ezekiel 1 and guarding the garden in Genesis 3. In this picture, the king had access to the holy mountain of God. In the Bible, mountains are often linked with God’s presence. The fiery stones may refer to shining gemstones…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. in Eden--The king of Tyre is represented in his former high state (contrasted with his subsequent downfall), under images drawn from the primeval man in Eden, the type of humanity in its most Godlike form. garden of God--the model of ideal loveliness (Eze 31:8, 9; 36:35). In the person of the king of Tyre a new trial was made of humanity with the greatest earthly advantages. But as in the case of Adam, the good gifts of God were only turned into…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 28:13

• Carbuncle
• Commerce
• Diamond
• Eden
• Emerald
• Lamentations
• Music
• Onyx
• Sapphire
• Sardius
• Stones
• Topaz
• Tyre

In the dictionaries

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• Carbuncle
• Chalcedony
• Confidence
• Defile
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Onyx
• Sapphire

Commentaries on Ezekiel 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings