Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 28:16

16 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.

By, or in, or according to (as the Gall. version) the multitude, or greatness of thy Trading, in Tyrus were Merchants, that Traded in very great Adventures, with vast Stocks, and in mighty Cargoes.

Either as one Trading among them, thou hast violated Justice to promote thine own, and their gain, or hast connived at thy Merchants, when they opprest all they could, or hast contrary to Justice, and Equity supported them in their violence, and judged for them against oppressed Strangers: Thou who wert a King, and wouldest be thought a God, is this like to God, who hates violence, loves Justice, and relieveth the Stranger, and righteth the oppressed?

Either of thy Throne, and Kingly Dignity, vid. ver. 14. let. o, p. or thy fancied and imagined Heaven where thou wouldest be a God, for such Gods of violence, and injustice deserve to be cast out with the aspirng Angels.

Utterly destroy.

Vid. ver. 14. let. n, o.

See ver. 14. let. r.

Thy Merchants have by crafts, where that would, and by violence where craft would not, compassed their unjust designs, as noted chap. 27. ver. 36. This injustice and violence grew, as their Trade did, and filled the City with guilt as fast, as that did with wealth.

These abominable things hast thou done, and now, as an abominable thing, I will throw thee out.