Ezekiel 28:19

“All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee, &c.] At thy fall; that such a mighty city, and powerful prince, should be destroyed at once; that, from such a height of prosperity, they should be brought to so low an estate of adversity; this will be the astonishment of kings, merchants, and others, that knew the riches, power, and flourishing estate of Rome, as before observed: thou shalt be a terror; to the said persons, who will be afraid to come nigh for fear of the same torments and punishment, (<661810>Revelation 18:10,15), or, though thou “hast been a terror”; or “terrors”; exceeding terrible to others in time past, yet now, as the Targum, “I will give thee (or…”

“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…”

“All - All that have formerly known thy riches, power, allies, and wisdom. Ezekiel 28:22”

“they: Eze 27:35, Eze 27:36; Psa 76:12; Isa 14:16-19; Rev 18:9, Rev 18:10, Rev 18:15-19 thou shalt: Eze 26:14, Eze 26:21, Eze 27:36; Jer 51:63, Jer 51:64; Rev 18:21 a terror: Heb. terrors Ezekiel 28:21”