John Trapp on Ezekiel 27:7

Ver. 7. Fine linnen] When courſe Canvas might have ſerved the turn as well.

From Egypt] Which is held to be the fineſt, whiteſt, and coſtlieſt. O this unneceſſary bravery. Luxus eſt anteambulo ruinae: how many hath it utterly undone? When a man ſhall ſee a cloak embroidered over with Woods and Parkes and Lordſhips, and lined with obligations and bonds and ſtatutes, will not the beggar ſoon catch ſuch a Prodigal by the back?

From the Iſles of Eliſha] i. e. Of Italy, ſaith the Chaldee Paraphraſt: of Greece, ſay others: the Fortunate Iſlands, ſay ſome; which are called the Elyſian Iſlands, for their pleaſure and plenty.

Was that which covered thee] The Poop of thy ſhips. Of Cleopatra's ſumptuous ſhip or barge, the Poop whereof was of gold, the oares ſilver, the ſailes purple, &c. See Plutarch in Anton.