Ezekiel 28:13

“Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God, &c.] Not only in Eden, but in the garden which was in Eden, and was of the Lord’s immediate planting; and therefore called the garden of God, as well as because of its excellency, fragrancy, and delight; not that the king of Tyre was literally there, or ever dwelt in it; but his situation in Tyre was as safe, and as pleasant and delightful, as Adam’s was in the garden of Eden, at least in his own imagination. So the Targum, “thou delightest thyself with plenty of all good things and delectable ones, as if thou dwellest in the garden of God;” in the mystical sense, this designs the church of God, which is an Eden, a garden, a paradise; (see…”

“in Eden--The king of Tyre is represented in his former high state (contrasted with his subsequent downfall), under images drawn from the primeval man in Eden, the type of humanity in its most Godlike form. garden of God--the model of ideal loveliness (Eze 31:8-9; Eze 36:35). In the person of the king of Tyre a new trial was made of humanity with the greatest earthly advantages. But as in the case of Adam, the good gifts of God were only turned into ministers to pride and self. every precious stone--so in Eden (Gen 2:12), "gold, bdellium, and the onyx stone." So the king of Tyre was arrayed in jewel-bespangled robes after the fashion of Oriental monarchs. The nine precious stones here…”

“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…”

“In Eden - In the midst of all delights. The workmanship - Now the prophet notes their joys, musick, and songs, both to loud, and to softer musick, as the lute, and tabret in the day of their kings coronation, and all this on instruments of most exquisite make, and of their own artists work; in this they exceeded as in the other. Created - King: in the day of thy coronation. Ezekiel 28:14”

“28:13-14 Mocking Tyre’s claim to antiquity and preeminence, Ezekiel describes its king as being present in Eden at the beginning of the world, as the mighty angelic guardian—that is, as one of the heavenly beings that carried the Lord’s throne in ch 1 and guarded the garden in Gen 3. There in Eden, he had access to the holy mountain of God (mountains are often associated with God’s presence in the Bible). • The stones of fire may be an obscure reference to a hedge of sparkling gemstones around the Garden of Eden. The list of jewels that the prince of Tyre supposedly wore in his original glory adds to this image of his divine election since it includes nine of the twelve jewels found on the…”

“in Eden: Eze 31:8, Eze 31:9, Eze 36:35; Gen 2:8, Gen 3:23, Gen 3:24, Gen 13:10; Isa 51:3; Joe 2:3; Rev 2:7 every: Eze 27:16, Eze 27:22; Gen 2:11, Gen 2:12; Exo 28:17-20, Exo 39:10-21; Isa 54:11, Isa 54:12; Rev 17:4; Rev 21:19, Rev 21:20 sardius: or, ruby beryl: or, chrysolite emerald: or, chrysoprase. the workmanship. Eze 26:13; Isa 14:11, Isa 23:16, Isa 30:32 thou wast: Eze 28:15, Eze 21:30 Ezekiel 28:14”