Ezekiel 28:13-23

13 "You were in ¹Eden, the garden of God; ²Every precious stone was your covering: The ³ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your ⁴settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They were prepared.

14 "You were the ⁵anointed cherub who covers, And I placed you there. You were on the holy ⁶mountain of God; You walked in the midst of the ⁷stones of fire.

15 "You were ⁸blameless in your ways From the day you were created Until ⁹unrighteousness was found in you.

16 "By the ¹⁰abundance of your trade You were internally ¹¹filled with violence, And you sinned; Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the stones of fire.

17 "Your heart was lifted up because of your ¹²beauty; You ¹³corrupted your wisdom by reason of your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before ¹⁴kings, That they may see you.

18 "By the multitude of your iniquities, In the unrighteousness of your trade You profaned your sanctuaries. Therefore I have brought ¹⁵fire from the midst of you; It has consumed you, And I have turned you to ¹⁶ashes on the earth In the eyes of all who see you.

19 "All who know you among the peoples Are appalled at you; You have become ¹⁷terrified And you will cease to be ¹⁸forever *.""'

Judgment of Sidon

20 And the word of the LORD came to me saying,

21 "Son of man, ¹⁹set your face toward ²⁰Sidon, prophesy against her

22 and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, And I will be glorified in your midst. Then they will know that I am the LORD when I ²¹execute judgments in her, And I will manifest My holiness in her.

23 "For ²²I will send pestilence to her And blood to her streets, And the ²³wounded will fall in her midst By the sword upon her on every side; Then they will know that I am the LORD.

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Ezekiel 28:13-23 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 28

This chapter contains a prophecy of the destruction of the prince of Tyre; a lamentation for the king of Tyre; a denunciation of judgments on Zidon, and a promise of peace and safety to Israel. The order given the prophet to prophesy of the ruin of the prince of Tyre, Eze 28:1,2, the cause of his ruin, his pride on account of his wisdom and riches, which rose to such a pitch, as to make himself God, Eze 28:2-6, the manner in which his destruction shall be accomplished, Eze 28:7-10, the lamentation for the king of Tyre begins Eze 28:11,12, setting forth his former grandeur and dignity, Eze 28:13-15, his fall, and the cause of it, injustice and violence in merchandise, pride because of beauty and wisdom, and profanation of sanctuaries, Eze 28:16-19, next follow the judgments on Zidon, Eze 28:20-23, and the chapter is concluded with a promise of the restoration of the Jews to their own land, and of great tranquillity and safety in it, Eze 28:24-26.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 23

1. Genesis 2:8; Isaiah 51:3; Ezek 31:8, 9, 16; Ezekiel 36:35
2. Ezekiel 27:16, 22
3. Exodus 28:17-20
4. Isaiah 24:8; Isaiah 30:32
5. Exodus 25:17-20; Exodus 30:26; Exodus 40:9; Ezekiel 28:16
6. Ezekiel 20:40; Ezekiel 28:16
7. Ezekiel 28:13, 16; Revelation 18:16
8. Ezekiel 27:3, 4; Ezekiel 28:3-6, 12
9. Ezekiel 28:17, 18
10. Ezekiel 27:12
11. Ezekiel 8:17; Habakkuk 2:8, 17
12. Ezekiel 27:3, 4; Ezekiel 28:7
13. Isaiah 19:11
14. Ezekiel 26:16
15. Amos 1:9, 10
16. Malachi 4:3
17. Ezekiel 26:21; Ezekiel 27:36
18. Jeremiah 51:64
19. Ezekiel 6:2; Ezekiel 25:2
20. Genesis 10:15, 19; Isaiah 23:2, 4; Ezekiel 27:8
21. Ezekiel 28:26; Ezekiel 30:19
22. Ezekiel 38:22
23. Jeremiah 51:52

Footnotes 8

[a]. Or "tambourines"
[b]. Or "flutes"
[c]. Or "guards"
[d]. Lit "They filled your midst"
[e]. Or "guardian"
[f]. Lit "terrors"
[g]. Or "glorify Myself"
[h]. Or "be judged"