19 All the nations who knew you are appalled at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.' "
19 All who know you among the peoples are appalled at you; you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more forever."
19 All who once knew you now throw up their hands: 'This can't have happened! This has happened!'"
19 All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you; You have become a horror, And shall be no more forever." ' "
19 All who knew you are appalled at your fate. You have come to a terrible end, and you will exist no more."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 28:19
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.