John Gill Commentary Ezekiel 28:22

"and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, O Sidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of thee; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her." — Ezekiel 28:22 (ASV)

Ver. 22 And say, thus says the Lord God

The eternal Jehovah, the only true God, the Maker of heaven and earth; this is said by way of preface to the prophecy, and to assure of the fulfilment of it, as well as in opposition to the gods of the Zidonians:

behold, I am against you, O Zidon ;

Angry with you, and will come out against you in my wrath, because of your idolatries and impieties. The Targum is, ``behold, I send my fury upon you, O Zidon:''

I will be glorified in the midst of you ;

Not by the conversion of them; nor by acts of religious worship truly performed by them: by prayer, confession of sin, or thanksgiving; but by his judgments executed in the midst of them; by pouring out the vials of his wrath on them, as it follows:

and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have executed judgments in her ;

For the Lord is known, by the judgments he executes, to be that pure, holy, just, and sin avenging God he is, as well as omniscient and omnipotent; and this even Heathens and antichristian persons are obliged to acknowledge, (Psalms 9:15Psalms 9:16) :

and shall be sanctified in her ;

That is, shall appear, be declared and owned, to be a God, just and holy, in all his ways and works.