Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 28:13

13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of GOD : every precious stone was thy covering , the Sardius , Topas , and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx , and the jasper , the sapphire, the emrald, and the carbuncle, and gold: The workmanship of thy tabrets, and of thy pipes, was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.

Thou hast dwelt and reigned.

In the midst of all delights, and though nature made thy lot a very barren Rock; thy Art and Industry added to that of thy Progenitors have made it as Pleasant, Rich, and Beautiful, as Eden, that place of all desirable enjoyments.

This is explicative of the former, a Garden is a place of delight, and men have made some delightful to a wonder, but none ever like that God planted: This of Tyre came as near as any, and yet ungrateful, and Atheistical Tyre dreams of Divine Power, and Stability, forgetting Humane frailty, and uncertainty.

Every [illegible: 1 letter]ort of Rich Stones.

Bought to adorn thy Crown, thy Robes, thy Bed, &.c.

Of a R[illegible: 1 letter]d, and by some said to be the Ruby.

Of a yellowish Green.

Of clear, waterish, sparkling colour.

Of a Sea-Green colour, the best.

Resembles the whiteness of the nail of a mans hand.

Of divers colours, but the best Green.

Of Sky colour, or blue.

Green interspersed with Golden spots.

Of flame colour.

Beside the abundance, of which in their publick Treasures much was used about the Clothes, and Robes of this proud Prince, 'tis like these precious stones were set in Gold, that they might the safer be put upon his Garments. This was the acco[illegible: 1 letter]trement of Solemnities, especially of the Coronation, as appears in close of the verse.

Now the Prophet notes their Joys, Musick, and Songs, both to Wind, or Loud Musick, and to softer Musick, as the Lute, and Tabret in the day of their Kings Coronation, and all this Musick on Instruments of most exquisite make, and of their own Artists work too, in this they exceeded as in the other.

Either born, for birth of Princes hath been celebrated with great Joys, or rather in the day of this Kings Coronation, or investiture in the Kingdom and Royal Dignity.

Marginal references: Or, ruby.; Or, chrysolite.; Or, chrysoprase.