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

11Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 12“Son of man, take up a song of mourning over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “You had the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared. 14You were the anointed cherub who covers, And I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked in the midst of the stones of fire. 15You were blameless in your ways From the day you were created Until unrighteousness was found in you.

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
• the gardenגַּןgan · gardenH1588
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• Everyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• preciousיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
• stoneאֶ֫בֶן'eben · stoneH68
• was your coveringמְסֻכָֿהmesûkkâh · coveringH4540
• rubyאֹ֫דֶם'ôdem · sardiusH124
• the topazפִּטְדָהpiţdâh · topazH6357
• and the diamondיַהֲלֹםyahălôm · jasperH3095
• The berylתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshîysh · jasperH8658
• the onyxשֹׁ֫הַםshôham · onyxH7718
• and the jasperיָֽשְׁפֶהyâshphêh · jasperH3471
• The lapisסַפִּירsappîyr · sapphireH5601
• the turquoiseנֹ֫פֶךְnôphek · emeraldH5306
• and the emeraldבָּֽרְקַתbâreqath bâreqath · gemH1304
• And the goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• the workmanshipמְלָאכָהmelâ'kâh · workH4399
• settingsתֹּףtôph · tambourineH8596
• socketsנֶ֫קֶבneqeb · socketH5345
• On the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• that you were createdבָּרָאbârâ' · to createH1254
• They were preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559

Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:13

• Ezekiel 31:8The cedars in God’s garden could not match it; The junipers could not compare with its branches, And the plane trees could not match its branches. No tree in God’s garden could compare with it in its beauty.
• Ezekiel 36:35And they will say, ‘This desolated land has become like the Garden of Eden; and the waste, desolated and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’
• Genesis 2:8The Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.
• Genesis 3:23therefore the Lord God sent him out of the Garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken.
• Genesis 13:10Lot raised his eyes and saw all the vicinity of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere--this was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah--like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt going toward Zoar.
• Isaiah 51:3Indeed, the Lord will comfort Zion; He will comfort all her ruins. And He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, Thanksgiving and the sound of a melody.
• Joel 2:3A fire consumes before them, And behind them a flame devours. The land is like the Garden of Eden before them, But a desolate wilderness behind them, And nothing at all escapes them.
• Revelation 2:7The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant to eat from the tree of life, which is in the Paradise of God.’
• Ezekiel 27:16Aram was your customer because of the abundance of your goods; they paid for your merchandise with emeralds, purple, colorfully woven cloth, fine linen, coral, and rubies.
• Genesis 2:11The name of the first is Pishon; it flows around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.
• Exodus 28:17And you shall mount on it four rows of stones; the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald;
• Exodus 39:10And they mounted four rows of stones on it. The first row was a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald;
• Isaiah 54:11“Afflicted one, storm-tossed, and not comforted, Behold, I will set your stones in antimony, And I will lay your foundations with sapphires.
• Revelation 17:4The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls, holding in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her sexual immorality,
• Revelation 21:19The foundation stones of the city wall were decorated with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation stone was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald;
• Ezekiel 26:13So I will put an end to the sound of your songs, and the sound of your harps will no longer be 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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• 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