Lux Domini

Ezekiel  27:18

Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

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Interpretation

Those who live at ease are to be lamented, if they are not prepared for trouble. Let none reckon themselves beautified, any further than they are sanctified.

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This thought runs through Ezekiel 27:18-19.

Ezekiel 27:18 Ezekiel 27:19

Glossary

Damascus Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Damascus.
Helbon Place
Fat; i. e., “fertile”, (Ezek. 27: 18 only), a place whence wine was brought to the great market of Tyre. Modern identification: Halbun.
Sahar Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Sahl as Sahra.