Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Ezekiel 28

^{1 !} The worde of God against the King of Tyrus for his pride.

^{2 a} I am safe that none can come to hurt me, as God is in the heaven.

^{2 /} Thogh thou set thine heart as the heart of God.

^{3 b} Thus he speaketh by derision: for Daniel had declared notable signes of his wisdome in Babylon, when Ezekiel wrote this.

^{10 c} Like the rest of the heathen and infideles, which are Gods enemies.

^{12 d} He derideth the vaine opinion and confidence that the Tyrians had in their riches strength and pleasures.

^{13 /} Or, jasper.

^{13 /} Or carbuncle.

^{14 f} I did thee this honour to make thee one of the buylders of my Temple, which was when Hiram sent vnto Salomon things necessarie for the worke.

^{14 g} To wit, among my people Israel, which shined as precious stones.

^{14 e} He meaneth the royal state of Tyrus, which for the excellencie, and glorie thereof he compareth to the Cherubims which couered the Arke: and by this worde "anointed" he signifieth the same.

^{15 h} Which was when I first called thee to this dignitie.

^{16 i} Thou shalt haue no parte among my people.

^{18 k} That is, the honour, where unto I called them.

^{21 !} The worde of the Lord against Zidon

^{22 l} By executing my judgements against thy wickednes.

^{23 m} That is, Nebuchadnezzar.

^{25 !} The Lord promiseth that he wil gather together the children of Israel.

^{25 n} He sheweth for what cause God wil assemble his Church, and preserue it stil thogh he destroy his enemies: to wit, that they shulde praise him, & giue thankes for his mercies.