John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 28:17
Eze 28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. Ver. 17. Thine heart, &c. ] Fastus inest pulchris. By reason of thy brightness. ] Thine own splendour hath dazzled thee. Magna cognatio est, ut rei sic et nominis, divitiis et vitiis. That they may behold thee. ] And beware by thee. read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 28:16
Eze 28:16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Ver. 16. By the multitude of thy merchandise. ] Many merchants think they may do anything for their own advantage; cheating and overreaching pass for virtues with them. a And thou hast sinned. ] By suffering it so to be; for... read more