Bible Commentary

Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 20 26. Prophecy against Sidon See on ch. Eze 25:1. The passage has three parts: (1) Eze 28:20-23. The Lord shall send great judgments on Zidon, by which means he shall get his greatness and holiness recognised, and they shall know that he is God. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:20”

All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never [shalt] thou [be] any more. 19. shalt be a terror ] Cf. Eze 26:21, Eze 27:36. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 19. Thou shalt be a terror] Instead of being an … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:19”

Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffic; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. 18. defiled thy … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:18”

Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 17. The prince’s sin was self-exaltation because of his beauty and wisdom. The prince is but the representative … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:17”

By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. 16. By the multitude ] Or, in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:16”

Thou [wast] perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 15. The sin and fall of the prince. The terms “the day when thou vast created” are very unsuitable if applied to the cherub. The sons of God existed before creation, Job 38:7. Fuente: The Cambridge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:15”

Thou [art] the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee [so]: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 14. Thou art the anointed ] The word “thou” is pointed here anomalously as Num 11:15; Deu 5:24. It may … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:14”

Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone [was] thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:13”

Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 12. king of Tyrus ] The prophet appears to use the terms king and prince (nagd, or nas) indifferently. LXX. of Ezek. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:12”

Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, 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. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:11”