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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 28:1-10

We had done with Tyrus in the foregoing chapter, but now the prince of Tyrus is to be singled out from the rest. Here is something to be said to him by himself, a message to him from God, which the prophet must send him, whether he will hear or whether he will forbear. I. He must tell him of his pride. His people are proud (Ezek. 27:3) and so is he; and they shall both be made to know that God resists the proud. Let us see, 1. What were the expressions of his pride: His heart was lifted up,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:2

Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre ,.... Whose name was Ethbaal, or Ithobalus, as he is called in Josephus; for that this was Hiram that was in the days of Solomon, and lived a thousand years, is a fable of the Jewish Rabbins, as Jerom relates: this prince of Tyre is thought by some to be an emblem of the devil; but rather of antichrist; and between them there is a great agreement, and it seems to have a prophetic respect to him: thus saith the Lord God, because thine heart is lifted... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:3

Behold; thou art wiser than Daniel ,.... That is, in his own opinion; or it is ironically said. The Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions, render it by way of interrogation, "art thou not wiser than Daniel?" who was now at the court of Babylon, and was famous throughout all Chaldea for his knowledge in politics, his wisdom and prudence in government, as well as his skill in interpreting dreams. The Jews have a saying, that "if all the wise men of the nations were in one scale, and Daniel... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:4

With thy wisdom and with thy understanding thou hast gotten thee riches ,.... Through skill in navigation and trade, for which the Tyrians and their princes were famous, they acquired great wealth: so antichrist, by carnal policy, and hellish subtlety, has amassed vast treasures together; the sale of pardons and indulgences has brought immense riches into the pope's coffers: and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures ; in great quantities; see Revelation 18:3 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:5

By thy great wisdom and by thy traffic ,.... Or, "by thy great wisdom in thy traffic" F9 ברכלתך "in negotione tua", V. L. Pagninus, Starckius; "in mercatura tua", Junius & Tremellius. ; through great skill in trade and commerce: hast thou increased thy riches ; to a very great degree, a prodigious bulk; so antichrist has done, especially through trafficking with the souls of men, which is one part of his merchandise, as it was of Tyre, Revelation 18:13 , and thine heart... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:6

Therefore thus saith the Lord God ,.... Now follows the punishment threatened, because of all this pride, haughtiness, and blasphemy: because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God ; seeking thine own glory; setting up thyself above all others; assuming that to thyself which belongs to God; and making thyself equal to him, or showing thyself as if thou wast God; See Gill on Ezekiel 28:2 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:2

Say unto the prince of Tyrus - But who was this prince of Tyrus? Some think Hiram; some, Sin; some, the devil; others, Ithobaal, with whom the chronology and circumstances best agree. Origen thought the guardian angel of the city was intended. I am a god - That is, I am absolute, independent, and accountable to none. He was a man of great pride and arrogance. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:3

Thou art wiser than Daniel - Daniel was at this time living, and was reputable for his great wisdom. This is said ironically. See Ezekiel 14:14 ; Ezekiel 26:1 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:5

By thy great wisdom - He attributed every thing to himself; he did not acknowledge a Divine providence. As he got all by himself, so he believed he could keep all by himself, and had no need of any foreign help. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:1-10

Pride's terrible fall. A real king incorporates in himself all that is best and mightiest in the people. The aims, and enterprises, and ambitions, and spirit of the nation should find a place in his breast. He is a mirror, in which the life of the empire is reflected. Whether he leads or whether he follows the bent of the nation's will (and, in part, he will do both), he becomes the visible exponent of the nation's life. All that is good in the empire, and all that is evil, blossoms in... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 28:1-10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 28:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 28:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 28:1-10

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