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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 28:15 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Eze 28:15 |
King James |
Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
perfect--prosperous [GROTIUS], and having no defect. So Hiram was a sample of the Tyrian monarch in his early days of wisdom and prosperity (Kg1 5:7, &c.).
till iniquity . . . in thee--Like the primeval man thou hast fallen by abusing God's gifts, and so hast provoked God's wrath. |
Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
Thou wast perfect - Is not this an irony? |
Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Thou wast perfect in thy ways - 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 found out. |
7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.