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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 28:16 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 28:16 |
King James |
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. |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
filled the midst of thee--that is, they have filled the midst of the city; he as the head of the state being involved in the guilt of the state, which he did not check, but fostered.
cast thee as profane--no longer treated as sacred, but driven out of the place of sanctity (see Eze 28:14) which thou hast occupied (compare Psa 89:39). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| I will cast - Out thy kingly dignity. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
I will cast thee as profane - Thou shalt be cast down from thine eminence.
From the midst of the stones of fire - Some, supposing that stones of fire means the stars, have thought that the whole refers to the fall of Satan. |
39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant: thou hast profaned his crown by casting it to the ground.
14 Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.