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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Ezekiel 28:15

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. Heaven spued out them in the very first act of their sin, and soon after they were created. Look thou therefore to speed accordingly, since iniquity is found in thee. Potentes potenter torquebuntur.

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See also Ezekiel 28:15 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Ezekiel 28:15. _THOU_ WAST _PERFECT IN THY W__ays_] The irony seems still to be kept up. Thou hast been like the angels, like Moses, like the cherubs, like Adam, like God, till thy iniquity was...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Ezekiel 28:1. The prince of Tyrus, or, as he is also called, the king, was, according to the Jewish historian Josephus, Ithobalus, known in the Phoenician annals as Ithobaal II. He was the consummatio...

  • 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 mythological...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    PERFECT... CREATED. Referring to the period before Satan's fall. See App-19. INIQUITY. perversity. Hebrew. _aval,_ App-44....

  • 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 chiefs an...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. The Lament over the Prince 28:11-19 TRANSLATION (11) And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, (12) Son of man, lift up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say to him: Thus says the Lord...

  • 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 sampl...

  • 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). He is compared to an inm...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    EZEKIEL: “THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD” GOD’S PLANS FOR *ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 25 TO 39 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 28 AGAINST THE RULER OF TYRE – EZEKIEL 28:1-10 V1 Th

  • 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 hear...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    תָּמִ֤ים אַתָּה֙ בִּ דְרָכֶ֔יךָ מִ יֹּ֖ום הִב

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    TYRE (CONTINUED): SIDON Ezekiel 27:1; Ezekiel 28:1 THE remaining oracles on Tyre (Chapter s 27, Ezekiel 28:1) are somewhat different both in subject and mode of treatment from the chapter we have jus...

  • 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, Ith...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    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....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Iniquity. Tyre was before wicked; but when the king pretended to be a god, (ver. 2.) it could no longer be endured. (Worthington)_...

  • 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 s...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 26, 27, AND 28. Although in a certain sense upon Israel's territory, Tyre has another character, and is the subject of a separate prophecy (chaps. 26-28), bec...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole 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 happily s...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Thou wast perfect in thy ways, and therefore, in outer civic righteousness, acceptable to the Lord, FROM THE DAY THAT THOU WAST CREATED, which most likely means the day of his accession to the throne,...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    LAMENTATION OVER THE KING OF TYRE...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-19 Ethbaal, or Ithobal, was the prince or king of Tyre; and being lifted up with excessive pride, he claimed Divine honours. Pride is peculiarly the sin of our fallen nature. Nor can any wisdom, ex...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The 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 rem...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Ezekiel 28:15 perfect H8549 ways H1870 day H3117 created H1254 (H8736) iniquity H5766 found H4672 (H8738)...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    LAMENTATION FOR THE KING OF TYRE (EZEKIEL 28:11). 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 no good gr...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘You were perfect in your ways from the day that you were created until unrighteousness was found in you.' The theme of Eden continues. The king probably depicting his own continuing perfection. But E...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Rebuke of the King of Tyre, and the fate of Satan who inspired him. Zidon's judgment and Israel's re-gathering. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Daniel, King of Tyre, Satan. CONCLUSION: Those who...

  • 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. Ezekiel 2...

  • 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 eleme...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 28:11 These verses describe Tyre’s extravagant pretensions (compare vv. Ezekiel 28:4) leading to its utter devastation (vv....

  • The 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 CONTRAS...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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 as a" prin...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now as we get into chapter 28, the attention now is directed against the king of Tyre. Chapter 26 against the city of Tyre, chapter 27 against the merchandising of Tyre, chapter 28 now is directed aga...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Peter 2:4; Ecclesiastes 7:29; Ezekiel 27:3; Ezekiel 27:4; Ezekie

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    GOD'S DESCRIPTION OF SATAN Ezekiel 28:11 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 Christ ever...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Thou wast perfect — Is not this an irony?...

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