The dirge of the prince of Tyre, answering to the dirge of the state. The passage is ironical; its main purpose is to depict all the glory, real or…

Filled the midst of thee.— The language passes very naturally here from the king himself to the state over which he presi…

By the multitude of your merchandise With the several nations of the earth, who came to the markets and fairs of Tyre, an…

Ethbaal, or Ithobal, was the prince or king of Tyre; and being lifted up with excessive pride, he claimed divine honours. Pride is peculiarly the s…