エゼキエル書 28:16-17 JC

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 28:11-19

As after the prediction of the ruin of Tyre (Ezek. 26:1-21) followed a pathetic lamentation for it (Ezek. 27:1-36), so after the ruin of the king of Tyre is foretold it is bewailed. I. This is commonly understood of the prince who then reigned over Tyre, spoken to, Ezek. 28:2. His name was Ethbaal, or Ithobalus, as Diodorus Siculus calls him that was king of Tyre when Nebuchadnezzar destroyed it. He was, it seems, upon all external accounts an accomplished man, very great and famous; but his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:16

By the multitude of thy merchandise ,.... With the several nations of the earth, who came to the markets and fairs of Tyre, and to whom she sent her goods: they have filled the midst of thee with violence ; or, as the Targum, "thy treasures are filled with rapine;' with ill gotten goods, as the pope's coffers are through his merchandise of the souls of men, and the great trade that is driven in pardons and indulgences: and thou hast sinned ; by this unjust and ungodly way of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:17

Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty ,.... Riches, wealth, power, and authority; see Ezekiel 28:5 , as the pope of Rome is, because of his dignity, the pomp and splendour of the Roman church, and the gaudy appearance it makes: thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness ; outward lustre and glory, which dazzled his eyes so that he could not see things in a true light; but neglecting the word of God, and setting up his own infallibility, corrupted his doctrine... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:16

I will cast thee as profane - Thou shalt be cast down from thine eminence. From the midst of the stones of fire - Some, supposing that stones of fire means the stars, have thought that the whole refers to the fall of Satan. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:11-19

The glory and shame of Eden reproduced. There is no reason why we should not regard the biblical narrative of Adam's trial and fall as fact and as allegory also. There is no real discrepancy between these two principles of interpretation. We are bound to accept it as a narrative of historical fact. Yet it is also an outline picture of every man's history. In each man's case there is the Edenic period of innocence, there is the crisis of first temptation, there is the fall, and then the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:11-19

The insufficiency of circumstance, etc. However we may interpret this imaginative passage (see Exposition), there are certain truths which are not only clear, but even brilliant to our sight as we regard it. I. THE INSUFFICIENCY OF FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCE . The Prince of Tyro was under such fortunate and enviable conditions that he is drawn by the prophet as a man who dwelt in the garden of Eden, in a perfect paradise; as one clothed with garments that shone with all precious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:11-19

Man in impressive aspects. "Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the King of Tyrus," etc. This lamentation for the Prince of Tyre presents considerable difficulties to the expositor. It has been interpreted from various points of view, which we need not discuss here. Different meanings also have been assigned to many of its clauses. Two things of great importance to a correct understanding of it, however, seem to us quite clear. 1. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:16

Sin and destruction. No doubt the inspired prophet of the Lord saw in the fate of Tyro what was not discernible to worldly and enlightened minds. These would look for political causes and motives and consequences in the rise and fall of states. But Ezekiel saw below the surface. He knew that there was Divine action in and beneath the action of Tyre's enemies; and that there were reasons only recognizable by a reflecting and religious man for the awful disasters which he was commissioned to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:17

Thine heart was lifted up , etc. In yet another point Ezekiel sees the fall of Adam reproduced in that of the Tyrian king. He had forfeited his beauty and his wisdom through the pride which sought for a yet greater glory by a false and counterfeit wisdom ( Genesis 3:6 ). I will cast thee , etc. The words are better taken, as in the Revised Version, in the past tense, I have cast thee … I have laid thee before kings . Pride was to have its fall, as in Isaiah 23:9 . The very... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 28:11-19

The dirge of the prince of Tyre, answering to the dirge of the state. The passage is ironical; its main purpose is to depict all the glory, real or assumed, of “the prince of Tyrus,” in order to show how deplorable should be his ruin.Ezekiel 28:12To “seal the sum” is to make up the whole measure of perfection. Compare the SeptuagintEzekiel 28:13Thou hast been in Eden - “Thou” wast etc. The prince of Tyrus is ironically described as the first of creation; but at the same time the parallel is to... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 28:11-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:11-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:11-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:11-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 28:11-19

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