16  In the abundance of ^myour trade

you were filled with violence in your midst, and you sinned;

so I cast you as a profane thing from ^kthe mountain of God,

and I destroyed you,^{1 j}O guardian cherub,

from the midst of the stones of fire.

17  ⁿYour heart was proud because of ^oyour beauty;

you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor.

I cast you to the ground;

I exposed you before kings,

to feast their eyes on you.