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Ezequiel 28:17
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Enalteci�se tu coraz�n � causa de tu hermosura, corrompiste tu sabidur�a � causa de tu resplandor: yo te arrojar� por tierra; delante de los reyes te pondr� para que miren en ti.
Se enalteci� tu coraz�n a causa de tu hermosura, corrompiste tu sabidur�a a causa de tu esplendor; yo te arrojar� por tierra; delante de los reyes te pondr� para que miren en ti.
Se enalteci� tu coraz�n a causa de tu hermosura, corrompiste tu sabidur�a a causa de tu resplandor; yo te arrojar� por tierra; delante de los reyes te pondr� para que miren en ti.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
heart: Ezekiel 28:2, Ezekiel 28:5, Ezekiel 16:14, Ezekiel 16:15, Ezekiel 31:10, Proverbs 11:2, Proverbs 16:18, Luke 14:11, James 4:6
thou hast: Isaiah 19:11-13, Jeremiah 8:9, Romans 1:22-25, 1 Corinthians 1:19-21
I will cast: Job 40:11, Job 40:12, Psalms 73:18, Psalms 147:6
I will lay: Ezekiel 16:41, Ezekiel 23:48, Ezekiel 32:10, Isaiah 14:9-11
Reciprocal: Judges 7:2 - Mine own 2 Chronicles 32:25 - his heart Isaiah 47:1 - down Ezekiel 16:49 - pride Ezekiel 27:35 - their kings Ezekiel 28:14 - stones Ezekiel 28:15 - till iniquity Daniel 4:4 - was Daniel 5:23 - lifted Daniel 11:12 - his heart
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty,.... Riches, wealth, power, and authority; see Ezekiel 28:5, as the pope of Rome is, because of his dignity, the pomp and splendour of the Roman church, and the gaudy appearance it makes:
thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness; outward lustre and glory, which dazzled his eyes so that he could not see things in a true light; but neglecting the word of God, and setting up his own infallibility, corrupted his doctrine and worship, and became foolish, stupid, and sottish:
I will cast thee to the ground; from the throne and pinnacle of honour, to the lowest state and condition:
and I will lay thee before kings: prostrate at the feet of them, who heretofore has set his feet on the necks of them; or he shall fall before them, and be destroyed by them, when they shall hate the whore, and make her desolate, and burn her flesh with fire, Revelation 17:16: that they may behold thee; with contempt and disdain, and as an instance and example of divine vengeance.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
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.
Ezekiel 28:12
To “seal the sum” is to make up the whole measure of perfection. Compare the Septuagint
Ezekiel 28:13
Thou hast been in Eden - “Thou” wast etc. The prince of Tyrus is ironically described as the first of creation; but at the same time the parallel is to be maintained in his fall from glory. Like Adam in the enjoyment of paradise, he shall be like Adam in his fall.
Every precious stone - All the stones here named are found in the High priest’s breastplate Exodus 28:17-20, but their order is different, and three stones named in Exodus (the third row) are wanting. The prophet may purposely have varied the description because the number twelve (that of the tribes of Israel) had nothing to do with the prince of Tyrus, and he wished to portray, not a high priest, but a king, having in view a figure which was to a Jew, especially to a priest, the very type of magnificence.
Tabrets - (or, drums) and “pipes” were a common expression for festivity and triumph.
Ezekiel 28:14
Thou art - Better,” Thou” wert. “the anointed cherub that covereth” In the temple the cherubim and all holy things were consecrated and anointed with oil (Exodus 30:26 ff). The prince of Tyre was also anointed as a sovereign priest - covering or protecting the minor states, like the cherubim with outstretched wings covering the mercy-Seat.
Thou wast upon the holy mountain - As the cherub was in the temple on the holy mountain, so the prince of Tyre was presiding over the island-city, rising like a mountain from the deep.
Stones of fire - i. e., bright and shining. Decked with bright jewels, the prince walked among jewels in gorgeous splendor.
Ezekiel 28:15
The “perfection” was false, unsuspected until the “iniquity” which lay beneath was found out.
