John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:18
Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making ,.... Of the many things manufactured at Tyre, the inhabitants of Damascus, once the chief city of Syria, took some: for the multitude of all riches : in lieu of the vast quantity of rich things there made, they traded with them for them: in the wine of Helbon, and white wool ; Helbon very probably is the same with the Chalybon of Ptolemy F16 Geograph. l. 5. c. 15. , which he places in Syria; a place famous... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 27:1-25
Here, I. The prophet is ordered to take up a lamentation for Tyrus, Ezek. 27:2. It was yet in the height of its prosperity, and there appeared not the least symptom of its decay; yet the prophet must lament it, because its prosperity is its snare, is the cause of its pride and security, which will make its fall the more grievous. Even those that live at ease are to be lamented if they be not preparing for trouble. He must lament it because its ruin is hastening on apace; it is sure, it is... read more