Ezekiel 28 · Verse 13

Ezekiel 28:13

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.

Ezekiel 28:13, King James Version

Ezekiel 28:13 in other translations

BSB	You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
WEB	You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, emerald, chrysolite, onyx, jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and beryl. Gold work of tambourines and of pipes was in you. They were prepared in the day that you were created.
ASV	Thou wast in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, the 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 in thee; in the day that thou wast created they were prepared.
YLT	In Eden, the garden of God, thou hast been, Every precious stone thy covering, Ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, emerald, and carbuncle, and gold, The workmanship of thy tabrets, and of thy pipes, In thee in the day of thy being produced, have been prepared.
DARBY	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.
BBE	You were in Eden, the garden of God; every stone of great price was your clothing, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the emerald and the carbuncle: your store-houses were full of gold, and things of great price were in you; in the day when you were made they were got ready.
Webster	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.

What does Ezekiel 28:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

13. 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 ministers to pride and self. every precious stone--so in Eden (Ge 2:12), "gold, bdellium, and the onyx stone." So the king of Tyre was arrayed in jewel-bespangled robes after the fashion of Oriental monarchs. The nine precious stones here mentioned answer to nine of the twelve (representing the twelve tribes) in the high priest's breastplate (Ex 39:10-13; Re 21:14, 19-21). Of the four rows of three in each, the third is omitted in the Hebrew, but is supplied in the Septuagint. In this, too, there is an ulterior reference to Antichrist, who is blasphemously to arrogate the office of our divine High Priest (Zec 6:13). tabrets--tambourines. pipes--literally, "holes" in musical pipes or flutes. created--that is, in the day of thine accession to the throne. Tambourines and all the marks of joy were ready prepared for thee ("in thee," that is, "with and for thee"). Thou hadst not, like others, to work thy way to the throne through arduous struggles. No sooner created than, like Adam, thou wast surrounded with the gratifications of Eden. Fairbairn, for "pipes," translates, "females" (having reference to Ge 1:27), that is, musician-women. Maurer explains the Hebrew not as to music, but as to the setting and mounting of the gems previously mentioned.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 13 Thou 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 Exo 28:17.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 28:1-19

The sentence against the prince or king of Tyre. (Ezek 28:1-19) The fall of Zidon. (Ezek 28:20-23) The restoration of Israel. (Ezek 28:24-26) Verses 1-19 Ethbaal, or Ithobal, was the prince or king of Tyre; and being lifted up with excessive pride, he claimed Divine honours. Pride is peculiarly the sin of our fallen nature. Nor can any wisdom, except that which the Lord gives, lead to happiness in this world or in…

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Ezekiel 28:13 in the original Hebrew

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בְּעֵ֨דֶןbe.'E.denin EdenH5731

גַּן\־gan-[the] garden ofH1588

אֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimGodH430

הָיִ֗יתָha.Yi.tayou wereH1961

כָּל\־kol-[was] everyH3605

אֶ֨בֶן'E.venstoneH68

יְקָרָ֤הye.ka.RahpreciousH3368

מְסֻכָתֶ֙ךָ֙me.su.kha.Te.khacovering yourH4540

אֹ֣דֶם'O.demrubyH124

פִּטְדָ֞הpit.DahtopazH6357

וְיָהֲלֹ֗םve.ya.ha.Lomand emeraldH3095

תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁtar.ShishchrysoliteH8658

שֹׁ֙הַם֙sho.hamonyxH7718

וְיָ֣שְׁפֵ֔הve.Ya.she.Pehand jasperH3471

סַפִּ֣ירsa.PirsapphireH5601

נֹ֔פֶךְNo.fekhturquoiseH5306

וּבָרְקַ֖תu.va.re.Katand berylH1304

וְזָהָ֑בve.za.Havand goldH2091

מְלֶ֨אכֶתme.Le.khet[the] workmanship ofH4399

תֻּפֶּ֤יךָtu.Pei.khatambourines yourH8596

וּנְקָבֶ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ka.Vei.chaand settings yourH5345

בָּ֔ךְBakhon you

בְּי֥וֹםbe.Yomon [the] dayH3117

הִבָּרַאֲךָ֖hi.ba.ra.'a.Khaare created youH1254

כּוֹנָֽנוּ\׃ko.Na.nuthey were preparedH3559

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Cross references for Ezekiel 28:13

Ezekiel 28:15
Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Ezekiel 27:16
Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
Genesis 2:8
And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Isaiah 54:11-12
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.
Isaiah 51:3
For the Lord shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.
Genesis 3:23-24
Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Isaiah 30:32
And in every place where the grounded staff shall pass, which the Lord shall lay upon him, it shall be with tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with it.
Ezekiel 36:35
And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.
Isaiah 14:11
Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
Isaiah 23:16
Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
Genesis 2:11-12
The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Revelation 21:19-20
And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

in Eden.
31:8,9; 36:35; Ge 2:8; 3:23,24; 13:10; Isa 51:3; Joe 2:3; Re 2:7
every.
27:16,22; Ge 2:11,12; Ex 28:17-20; 39:10-21; Isa 54:11,12; Re 17:4
Re 21:19,20
sardius. or, ruby. beryl. or, chrysolite. emerald. or,chrysoprase. the workmanship.
26:13; Isa 14:11; 23:16; 30:32
thou wast.
15; 21:30

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Context

Ezekiel 28:12
Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
Ezekiel 28:13
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.
Ezekiel 28:14
Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

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Ezekiel 28:13 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	En Edén, en el huerto de Dios estuviste: toda piedra preciosa fué tu vestidura; el sardio, topacio, diamante, crisólito, onique, y berilo, el zafiro, carbunclo, y esmeralda, y oro, los primores de tus tamboriles y pífanos estuvieron apercibidos para ti en el día de tu creación.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	tu as été en Éden, le jardin de Dieu; toutes les pierres précieuses te couvraient, le sardius, la topaze et le diamant, la chrysolithe, l’onyx et le jaspe, le saphir, l’escarboucle et l’émeraude, et l’or; le riche travail de tes tambourins et de tes flûtes était en toi; au jour où tu fus créé ils étaient préparés.
German Elberfelder 1871	du warst in Eden, dem Garten Gottes; allerlei Edelgestein war deine Decke: Sardis, Topas und Diamant, Chrysolith, Onyx und Jaspis, Saphir, Karfunkel und Smaragd und Gold. Das Kunstwerk deiner Tamburine und deiner Pfeifen war bei dir; an dem Tage, da du geschaffen wurdest, wurden sie bereitet.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	In deliciis paradisi Dei fuisti: omnis lapis pretiosus operimentum tuum, sardius, topazius, et jaspis, chrysolithus, et onyx, et beryllus, sapphirus, et carbunculus, et smaragdus: aurum, opus decoris tui: et foramina tua, in die qua conditus es, præparata sunt.