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Ezekiel 28:16

King James Version (KJV)

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Ezekiel 28:16

Verse 16 of 26

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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.

Ezekiel 28:16 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Ezekiel 28:16

Theological / Devotional

Multitude of thy merchandise. The imagery is drawn from the trade of Tyre. The figure of the king of Tyre is not lost. Lucifer’s nefarious work of disseminating rebellion in heaven is compared to the avaricious and often dishonest trade of Tyre.

I will destroy thee. This is the reading of our Hebrew text. According to certain translations that follow the LXX, the covering cherub is the one who expels Lucifer, as, for example, the RSV, which reads, “And the guardian cherub drove you out.” The change is unnecessary and unwarranted and obscures the fact that Satan was “the covering cherub” (DA 758). In Rev. 12:7-9, Michael (Christ, see on Dan. 10:13) is described as the leader of the forces expelling the archrebel from heaven.

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