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Ezekiel 28:13
You were in Eden,
from A Lament for the King of Tyre, Ezekiel 28:11-19
What it says

He is described as being in Eden, adorned with every precious stone.

What it is doing

This verse heightens the sense of pristine splendor.

In context

11Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 12“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: 13You were in Eden, 14You were anointed as a guardian cherub, 15From the day you were created 16By the vastness of your trade, 17Your heart grew proud of your beauty; 18By the multitude of your iniquities 19All the nations who know you