"You were blameless in your waysSome think that the second half of the chapter isn't actually talking about the king of Tyre, but about Satan instead. I can understand their arguments, but am not completely convinced. However, this is one of the verses that suggests they may be at least partially correct.
From the day you were created
Until unrighteousness was found in you.
According to other passages, we are never blameless, not even before birth. But by definition, when unrighteousness is found, one ceases to be blameless. So while this doesn't quite fit for a human, it could fit an angelic-type being better. But I'm not certain whether this is just poetic exaggeration, in which case it could simply mean the king fell because of hubris and arrogance.
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