and I set thee in
the holy mountain of God, thou hast walked in the midst of the stones of
fire.

A cherub stretched out... That is, thy wings extended. This alludes to
the figure of the cherubims in the sanctuary, which with stretched out
wings covered the ark.-Ibid. The stones of fire... That is, bright and
precious stones which sparkle like fire.

28:15. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day of thy creation, until
iniquity was found in thee.

28:16. By the multitude of thy merchandise, thy inner parts were filled
with iniquity, and thou hast sinned: and I cast thee out from the
mountain of God, and destroyed thee, O covering cherub, out of the midst
of the stones of fire.

28:17. And thy heart was lifted up with thy beauty: thou hast lost thy
wisdom in thy beauty, I have cast thee to the ground: I have set thee
before the face of kings, that they might behold thee.

28:18. Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thy
iniquities, and by the iniquity of thy traffic: therefore I will bring
forth a fire from the midst of thee, to devour thee, and I will make
thee as ashes upon the earth in the sight of all that see thee.

28:19. All that shall see thee among the nations, shall be astonished at
thee: thou art brought to nothing, and thou shalt never be any more.

28:20. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

28:21. Son of man, set thy face against Sidon: and thou shalt prophesy
of it,

28:22. And shalt say: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I come against
thee, Sidon, and I will be glorified in the midst of thee: and they
shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall execute judgments in her,
and shall be sanctified in her.

28:23. And I will send into her pestilence, and blood in her streets:
and they shall fall being slain by the sword on all sides in the midst
thereof: and they shall know that I am the Lord.

28:24. And the house of Israel shall have no more a stumblingblock of
bitterness, nor a thorn causing pain on every side round about them, of
them that are against them: and they shall know that I am the Lord God.

28:25. Thus saith the Lord God: When I shall have gathered together the
house of Israel out of the people among whom they are scattered: I will
be sanctified in them before the Gentiles: and they shall dwell in their
own land, which I gave to my servant Jacob.

28:26. And they shall dwell therein secure, and they shall build houses,
and shall plant vineyards, and sh