Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 28:17

17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty , thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness : I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before Kings, that they may behold thee.

See ver. 2. let. c. d. e. and ver. 5. let. u.

See ver. 12. let. s.

Depraved, or lost thy Wisdom.

By reflecting and gazing on thy own Glory, State, Wealth, and Magnificence, and hast forgotten thou art a man; thou exaltest thy self above Man, above thy Neighbour Kings.

I will bring down thy pride, dethrone thee, and make thee fit in the dust, fully▪ and darken all thy brightness.

Or set thee before men of thy quality, who are, as thou, apt to forget men, themselves, and God as he, who, though he said not I am God, yet Atheist like askt, who is God that I should obey him.

Or that thou mayest be a spectacle, an example, and warning to them, or, that they see thee in chains, or an abused Captive, and despise thee.