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"Son of man, ^(C1)take up a song of mourning over the king of Tyre and say to him, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: "You ^(F1)had the seal of ^(F2)perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

-"You were in ^(C1)Eden, the garden of God; ^(C2)Every precious stone was your covering: The ^(C3)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 ^(F1)(C4)settings and ^(F2)sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared.

-"You were the ^(C1)anointed cherub who ^(F1)covers, And I placed you there. You were on the holy ^(C2)mountain of God; You walked in the midst of the ^(C3)stones of fire.

-"You were ^(C1)blameless in your ways From the day you were created Until ^(C2)unrighteousness was found in you.

-"By the ^(C1)abundance of your trade ^(F1)You were internally ^(C2)filled with violence, And you sinned; Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, you ^(F2)covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire.

-"Your heart was haughty because of your ^(C1)beauty; You ^(C2)corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I threw you to the ground; I put you before ^(C3)kings, That they may see you.

-"By the multitude of your wrongdoings, In the unrighteousness of your trade You profaned your sanctuaries. Therefore I have brought ^(C1)fire from the midst of you; It has consumed you, And I have turned you to ^(C2)ashes on the earth In the eyes of all who see you.

-"All who know you among the peoples Are appalled at you; You have become ^(F1)(C1)terrified And you will cease to be ^(C2)forever."'"