Ezekiel 28:14-16

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 28:14

Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth ,.... In allusion to the cherubim over the mercy seat, which covered it with their wings; and which, as the ark of the testimony and all the vessels of the tabernacle were anointed, were so likewise; in all probability the king of Tyre is called a "cherub" because of his wisdom and power; "anointed", because of his royal dignity; and "that covereth", because of his office, which was to protect his people; all which he either was, or ought to be, or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:15

Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created ,.... From the time that Tyre became a kingdom, or this king was set over it, everything was wisely conducted, and all things happily succeeded; so when the church of Rome was first formed in the times of the apostles, it was laid on a good foundation; it was set up according to the rule of the word; its bishop or pastor was one of a sound judgment, a good life and conversation, and so continued In succession for a... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:14

Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth - The irony is continued; and here he is likened to the Cherub that guarded the gates of Paradise, and kept the way of the tree of life; or to one of the cherubs whose wings, spread out, covered the mercy-seat. Thou mast upon the holy mountain of God - The irony is still continued; and now he is compared to Hoses, and afterwards to one of the chief angels, who has walked up and down among the stones of fire; that is, thy floors have been paved... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:15

Thou wast perfect in thy ways - The irony seems still to be kept up. Thou hast been like the angels, like Moses, like the cherubs, like Adam, like God, till thy iniquity was found out. 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

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