Ezekiel 28:15 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. ”

Ezekiel 28:15 - Albert 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 sh...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Thou [wast] perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast (h) created, till iniquity was found in thee. (h) Which was when I first called you to this dignity.
Ezekiel 28:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 28. Tyre's Fall from Heaven. In a remarkable passage, Ezekiel now conceives the pride of Tyre as incarnate in her king. The detail is often obscure and difficult, reminiscent of a mythologi...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

perfect... created. Referring to the period before Satan's fall. See App-19. iniquity . perversity. Hebrew. aval, App-44.
Ezekiel 28:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. Thou wast perfect in thy ways - The irony seems still to be kept up. Thou hast been like the ange...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou art the anointed cherub, &c.— Peters observes upon these verses, that the king of this proud city, who it seems affected divine honours, is compared to an anointed cherub, or one of the ch...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. Thou wast perfect in thy ways - prosperous (Grotius), and having no defect. So Hiram was a...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The King of Tyre The overweening pride of the prince of Tyre, which has led him to claim to be a god, is rebuked, and his destruction by strangers is foretold ( Ezekiel 28:1-10 ). He is compared t...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Till iniquity was found in thee. — This and the following verse renew still more clearly the comparison with Adam. The king was altogether prosperous until his sin became manifest; then, when his h...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

TYRE (CONTINUED): SIDON Ezekiel 27:1-36 ; Ezekiel 28:1-26 THE remaining oracles on Tyre (Chapter s 27, Ezekiel 28:1-19 ) are somewhat different both in subject and mode of treatment from the...
Ezekiel 28:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The prophecy concerning Tyre ended with a message to its prince and a lamentation for its king. A distinction must be drawn between these two. Most evidently the prince was the then reigning king, It...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

From this passage I should be inclined to think that Tyrus is a figure of human nature in general, rather than referring to any one nation in particular; for of what one kingdom upon earth can it be...
Ezekiel 28:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created ,.... From the time that Tyre became a kingdom, or this king was set over it, everything was wisely conducted, and all things happil...
Ezekiel 28:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thou [wast] perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. Ver. 15. Thou wast perfect in thy ways ] As the evil angels also were; but now it is otherwise...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Fall of the Prince of Tyre. B. C. 588. 11 Moreover the word of the L ORD came unto me...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I think the prophet continues his irony: The prince of Tyre would be a god. Yes. Now God is perfect in all his ways or works; and thou, O prince, wert so too. Wert thou, and from thy original? But re...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Lamentation for the King of Tyre ( Ezekiel 28:11-19 ). This oracle is in the form of a lamentation for the King of Tyre, with his great, exaggerated claims and his certain destruction. There are n...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

PROPHETICAL DIRGE ON THE KING OF TYRE, AS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE SPIRIT OF CARNAL PRIDE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF THE WHOLE STATE. THE FALL OF ZIDON, THE MOTHER-CITY. THE RESTORATION OF ISRAEL IN CONTRA...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 28:2 . Say unto the prince of Tyrus because thou hast said, I am אל El God, or the strong and mighty One. It is plain from the names of the princes that they bore titles of deity. Ezek...
Ezekiel 28:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God. The religious claims of the British colonies Let Britain recognise, not merely the e...
Ezekiel 28:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Ezekiel 28:1 From the city the prophet passes to its ruler, who concentrated in himself whatever was most arrogant and boastful in the temper of his people. He is described here...
Ezekiel 28:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Lamentation over the King of Tyre
Ezekiel 28:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Peter 2:4 ; Ecclesiastes 7:29 ; Ezekiel 27:3 ; Ezekiel 27:4 ; Ezekiel 28:12 ; Ezekiel 28:17 ; Ezekiel 28:18 ; Ezekiel 28:3-6 ; Genesis 1:26 ; Genesis 1:27 ; Genesis 1:31 ; Genesis 6:5 ;...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

God's Description of Satan Ezekiel 28:11-26 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We read in the Epistle of Peter that Satan goeth about seeking whom he may devour. He is, indeed, the great enemy who hounded Chr...
Ezekiel 28:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thou wast perfect — Is not this an irony?

Ezekiel 28:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 28:15 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Ezekiel 28:15 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 28:15 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Ezekiel 28:15 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Ezekiel 28:15 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 28:15 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 28:15 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 28:15 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ezekiel 28:15 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Ezekiel 28:15 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ezekiel 28:15 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Ezekiel 28:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Ezekiel 28:15 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezekiel 28:15 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ezekiel 28:15 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 28:15 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ezekiel 28:15 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Ezekiel 28:15 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 28:15 - The Biblical Illustrator

Ezekiel 28:15 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Ezekiel 28:15 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ezekiel 28:15 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ezekiel 28:15 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Ezekiel 28:15 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes