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

11The Lord gave this message to me: 12‘Son of man, sing this funeral song about the king of Tyre. Tell him, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: At one time, you were the example of a good man. You were completely wise and beautiful. You lived in God's beautiful garden, Eden. You wore valuable jewels on your clothes. The jewels were ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise and beryl. They were fixed to pieces of gold. They were ready for you to wear on the day that you were born. 14I put you there with a cherub to be your guard. You lived on my holy mountain. You walked among the stones that burned with fire. 15Everything that you did was completely good from the day that you were born. But later, you started to do wicked things.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast been in Edenעֵ֫דֶן‛êden · EdenH5731
• the gardenגַּןgan · gardenH1588
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• every preciousיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
• stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• thy coveringמְסֻכָֿהmesûkkâh · coveringH4540
• the sardiusאֹ֫דֶם'ôdem · sardiusH124
• topazפִּטְדָהpiţdâh · topazH6357
• and the diamondיַהֲלֹםyahălôm · jasperH3095
• the berylתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · jasperH8658
• the onyxשֹׁ֫הַםshôham · onyxH7718
• and the jasperיָֽשְׁפֶהyâshphêh · jasperH3471
• the sapphireסַפִּירsappîyr · sapphireH5601
• the emeraldנֹ֫פֶךְnôphek · emeraldH5306
• and the carbuncleבָּֽרְקַתbâreqath bâreqath · gemH1304
• and goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• the workmanshipמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• of thy tabretsתֹּףtôph · tambourineH8596
• and of thy pipesנֶ֫קֶבneqeb · socketH5345
• was preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• in thee in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that thou wast createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254

Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:13

• Ezekiel 31:8The cedar trees in God's garden were not as beautiful. The branches of the pine trees were not as strong. No other tree in God's garden was nearly as great or as beautiful.
• Ezekiel 36:35They will say, ‘This land was like a desert, but now it is like the Garden of Eden. People now live in the cities that had become heaps of stones. The cities now have strong walls.’
• Genesis 2:8The Lord God planted a garden. It was in the east, in a place called Eden. God took the man that he had made and he put him in the garden.
• Genesis 3:23So the Lord God sent Adam out of the Garden of Eden. To get his food, Adam had to dig the ground that God had used to make him.
• Genesis 13:10Lot looked up and he saw the flat land of Jordan, as far as Zoar. He saw that it had lots of water, like the garden of the Lord. It was good land, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed the cities there called Sodom and Gomorrah.)
• Isaiah 51:3Surely, the Lord will comfort Zion's people. He will take care of the buildings that enemies have destroyed. Zion's land that is now a wilderness will become like the beautiful Garden of Eden. It will be the Lord's own garden! People will be happy again in Zion. They will sing with joy to thank God.
• Joel 2:3Fire goes in front of the army. It burns everything behind them. The land in front of them is like the Garden of Eden. Behind them it is like a desert. They leave nothing behind them.
• Revelation 2:7God's Spirit is now speaking to people in the churches. You should recognize that the Spirit is speaking. Everyone who knows that should listen to what he says. I will let everyone who wins against Satan eat my fruit. This fruit is from the tree that makes us alive. And this tree grows in God's garden.” ’
• Ezekiel 27:16Because you had so many things to sell, traders came to you from Syria. They paid you with different jewels, with valuable purple cloth, with other beautiful cloth and with good linen.
• Genesis 2:11The name of the first river is the Pishon. It goes through the whole land of Havilah. There is gold in that land.
• Exodus 28:17Then fix four rows of jewels on it. These are the names of the jewels: a ruby, a topaz and a beryl in the first row;
• Exodus 39:10Then they fixed four rows of jewels on it. These are the names of the jewels: A ruby, a topaz and a beryl in the first row.
• Isaiah 54:11‘My city, enemies attacked you, like a strong storm. Nobody was there to help you. Look! Now I will use beautiful jewels to build you again. I will build your foundation with blue sapphires.
• Revelation 17:4The woman was wearing clothes that were made from expensive cloth. She also wore bright things that made her look beautiful. She shone with gold, valuable stones and pearls. She held a gold cup in her hand. The cup was full of the bad and disgusting things that she had caused people to do.
• Revelation 21:19The strong stones that were the foundation of the city's wall were very beautiful. They had valuable jewels in them that were different colours. Each great stone had its own special jewel. They were called: 1. Jasper; 2. Sapphire; 3. Agate; 4. Emerald;
• Ezekiel 26:13I will stop the noise of your songs. Nobody will hear the sound of your harps any longer.

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

• Eden
• God
• Eden, garden of Eden
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Beryl
• Carbuncle
• Chalcedony
• Confidence
• Defile
• Ezekiel, Book of

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