Bible Commentary

Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD. 10. deaths of the uncircumcised ] the death. The term uncircumcised is employed by the prophet not in its usual sense but in reference to the dead, who suffer death from the sword, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:10”

Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I [am] God? but thou [shalt be] a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee. 9. but thou shalt be] Rather: whilst thou art man, and not God. The last clause “in the hand,” &c. is wanting in LXX. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:9”

They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of [them that are] slain in the midst of the seas. 8. deaths of slain ] The death. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges These strangers shall slay thee, which is a blemish to the honour of a king … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:8”

Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. Verse 7. I will bring strangers upon thee] The Chaldeans. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible Will bring; cause to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:7”

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God; Hast set thine heart: see Eze 28:2. As the heart of God, who doth, as justly he may, design himself, his own glory, in all he designeth and worketh, and take the glory to himself; thou hast done … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:6”

By thy great wisdom [and] by thy traffic hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: Verse 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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:5”

With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: With thy wisdom; by thy policy in government, and by thy skill in trading, for he speaks of that kind of prudence to which these names are given. Gotten, or made, so the word. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:4”

Behold, thou [art] wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 3. wiser than Daniel ] Cf. on ch. Eze 14:14. The language appears ironical. It does not follow from the allusion that the story of Daniel was known in Tyre. no secret hide ] Or, no secret is hidden. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:3”

Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart [is] lifted up, and thou hast said, I [am] a God, I sit [in] the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou [art] a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:2”

The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 1 10. The sin of the prince of Tyre ( Eze 28:1-5), and his destruction ( Eze 28:6-10) The prince of Tyre of the time was probably Ithobal II. It is not, however, any individual prince that the prophet threatens, but the ruler of Tyre, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 28:1”