Ezekiel 28:12–19

¹²“Son of man, sing a funeral song for the ruler of Tyre. Tell him, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: 

You were the perfect example, 

full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 

¹³You were in Eden, God’s garden. 

You were covered with every kind of precious stone: 

red quartz, topaz, crystal, 

beryl, onyx, gray quartz, sapphire, 

turquoise, and emerald. 

Your settings and your sockets 

were made of gold when you were created. 

¹⁴I appointed an angel^ato guard you. 

You were on God’s holy mountain. 

You walked among fiery stones. 

¹⁵Your behavior was perfect from the time you were created, 

until evil was found in you. 

¹⁶You traded far and wide. You learned to be violent, and you sinned. 

So I threw you down from God’s mountain in disgrace. 

The guardian angel forced you out from the fiery stones. 

¹⁷You became too proud because of your beauty. 

You wasted your wisdom because of your greatness. 

So I threw you to the ground 

and left you in front of the kings 

so that they could see you. 

¹⁸You dishonored your own holy places 

because of your many sins and dishonest trade. 

So I set fire to you to burn you up. 

I turned you into ashes on the ground 

in the presence of all who saw you. 

¹⁹All the nations who knew you are horrified because of you. 

You have come to a terrible end, 

and you will never exist again.’ ”