2 "Son of man , say to the leader of Tyre , 'Thus says the Lord GOD , "Because your heart is lifted up And you have said , ' I am a god , I sit in the seat of gods In the heart of the seas '; Yet you are a man and not God , Although you make your heart like the heart of God - 3 Behold , you are wiser than Daniel ; There is no e secret that is a match for you. 4 "By your wisdom and understanding You have acquired riches for yourself And have acquired gold and silver for your treasuries . 5 "By your great wisdom , by your trade You have increased your riches And your heart is lifted up because of your riches - 6 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD , 'Because you have made your heart Like the heart of God , 7 Therefore , behold , I will bring strangers upon you, The most ruthless of the nations . And they will draw their swords Against the beauty of your wisdom And defile your splendor . 8 'They will bring you down to the pit , And you will die the death of those who are slain In the heart of the seas . 9 'Will you still say , "I am a god ," In the presence of your slayer , Though you are a man and not God , In the hands of those who wound you? 10 'You will die the death of the uncircumcised By the hand of strangers , For I have spoken !' declares the Lord GOD !""'
11 Again the word of the Lord came to me saying , 12 "Son of man , take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, 'Thus says the Lord GOD , "You had the seal of perfection , Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 28:2-12
Commentary on Ezekiel 28:1-19
(Read Ezekiel 28:1-19)
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, except that which the Lord gives, lead to happiness in this world or in that which is to come. The haughty prince of Tyre thought he was able to protect his people by his own power, and considered himself as equal to the inhabitants of heaven. If it were possible to dwell in the garden of Eden, or even to enter heaven, no solid happiness could be enjoyed without a humble, holy, and spiritual mind. Especially all spiritual pride is of the devil. Those who indulge therein must expect to perish.