Ezekiel 28:8

“They shall bring thee down to the pit, &c.] Or, “to corruption”f485; to the grave, the pit of corruption and destruction; so antichrist shall go into perdition, into the bottomless pit from whence he came, (<661708>Revelation 17:8): and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas; that die in a sea fight, whose carcasses are thrown overboard, and devoured by fishes.”

“the pit--that is, the bottom of the sea; the image being that of one conquered in a sea-fight. the deaths--plural, as various kinds of deaths are meant (Jer 16:4). of them . . . slain--literally, "pierced through." Such deaths as those pierced with many wounds die.”

“The prophecy against the prince of Tyre. Throughout the east the majesty and glory of a people were collected in the person of their monarch, who in some nations was worshipped as a god. The prince is here the embodiment of the community. Their glory is his glory, their pride his pride. The doom of Tyre could not be complete without denunciation of the prince of Tyre. Idolatrous nations and idolatrous kings were, in the eyes of the prophet, antagonists to the true God. In them was embodied the principle of evil opposing itself to the divine government of the world. Hence, some of the fathers saw upon the throne, not simply a hostile monarch, but “the Prince of this world, spiritual…”

“28:8 The clearest demonstration that the prince of Tyre was a mortal man and not a divine being came when he was put to death by the Babylonians. His final resting place would not be in the heights with the gods, but in the pit, the residence of the dead. Like the city of Tyre, the prince of Tyre would die in the heart of the sea (cp. 27:26-27).”

“shall bring: Eze 32:18-30; Job 17:16, Job 33:18, Job 33:28; Psa 28:1, Psa 30:9, Psa 55:15, Psa 88:4, Psa 88:5; Pro 1:12; Pro 28:17; Isa 38:17 are slain: Eze 27:26, Eze 27:27, Eze 27:34 Ezekiel 28:9”