Ezekiel 28

Ezekiel 28:2

I Am] Thou art growne vaine, and hast exalted thy selfe, through thy glory, wisdome and happinesse, as if thou wert no more a mortall man, but a petty God I sit] I raigne in a strong place, full of glory, goods, and delights, which are the two properties belonging to heaven, which is Gods habitation, though thou set thy heart] the Italian, thou didst wake thine heart like Gods heart] thou didst thinke thy selfe to be endowed with divine and more then humane understanding and wisedome: the Tyrians wisedome being very famous, Ezech 9. 2.

Ezekiel 28:3

Thou art wiser] in thine owne conceit and opinion Daniel] who for the incomparable gifts of Gods holy spirit, as well in prophecye, as in counsell and wisedome, Daniel 1:17. was by a common proverbe, set as a patterne of wisedome in Babylon, where Ezekiel then prophecyed. See Ezekiel 14:14.

Ezekiel 28:4

Riches] or power.

Ezekiel 28:7

Against the] By strength they will overcome all thy counsels, and arts of prevention and defence. Or they will kill thee, not respecting thy wisedome, which maketh thee so majesticke and venerable.

Ezekiel 28:8

The deaths of them] namely, of all kinds of violent death, in the generall slaughter of thy people. See Isaiah 14:19.

Ezekiel 28:10

Of the uncircumcised] of prophane and accursed people, like to the ancient Cananites, which were accursed. See Ezekiel 32:21.

Ezekiel 28:12

Thou hast sealed up the summe] the Italian, thou wert at the height] Heb. thou sealedst the summe, or thou didst make up the account, a terme taken from them which tell money, and make up what is wanting of the whole summe.

Ezekiel 28:13

In Eden] like to a tree planted in an earthly Paradise, Genesis 2:8. Ezekiel 31:8-9 the workmanship] Hee hath a relation to the art of musick, which was alwayes held in great esteem amongst the Tyrians, Isaiah 23:16. Ezekiel 26:13 was prepared in the] Even at the first founding of thy state, musicke began to flourish in thee.

Ezekiel 28:14

Anointed] endowed by God with severall Prerogatives, Cherub] amongst the great ones of the world, which are Gods Ministers upon earth: thou wert exalted in glory, even as the Cherubims, are amongst Gods other Angels in heaven, that covereth, the Italian, the protector] being a secure defence to thy people, covering them with thy wings which are attributed to this King, because he is called Cherub, whose shape and forme is set downe in the Scripture with wings The Holy] having likened him to a Cherub: he compares his seat, being full of magnificence, to mount Sina, where God appeared with millions of his Angels, having a fiery pavement under his feet, Exodus 24:10.

Ezekiel 28:15

In thy wayes] the Italian, in thine imployment.] Heb in thy wayes, which may be also understood of the state and condition, or of the enterprises From the day] He seemes to allude to the fall of wicked Angels, till iniquity] whilest thou hast continued in justice and integrity. I have borne thee up. But since thou and thy City have given your selves to violences, deceits, and other manner of wickednesses, thy ruine hath been ready at hand.

Ezekiel 28:16

Cast thee] that is to say, I will subvert thy glorious state.

Ezekiel 28:17

Thou hast corrupted] thy glory and greatnesse have caused thee to lose thine understanding and wise carriage, for which thy predecessors were admired, and thine owne splendor hath dazled thee.

Ezekiel 28:18

Thou hast] thou hast made thy chiefe City, which ought to have been a holy Seat of justice and vertue, a den of theeves, and of all manner of wickednesse From the mids] He seemes to intimate that the occasion of the ruine of Tyre did succeed from its selfe, by some meanes or accident, which the History doth not specifie.

Ezekiel 28:22

Shall be] in the manifestation of my justice, and power exercised over thee Sanctified] I shall have given sufficient subject, for to be feared and worshipped, yea, and blessed and praised.

Ezekiel 28:25

When I shall] This prophecye hath in part, and according to the letter, a relation to the returne from the captivity of Babylon; but perfectly and in spirit to the spirituall re-establishment of the Church by the Messias.