Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
situate at the entry of the sea—literally, plural, "entrances," that is, ports or havens; referring to the double port of Tyre, at which vessels entered round the north and south ends of the island, so that ships could find a ready entrance from whatever point the wind might blow (compare Ezekiel 28:2).
merchant of . . . people for many isles—that is, a mercantile emporium of the peoples of many seacoasts, both from the east and from the west (Isaiah 23:3), "a mart of nations."
of perfect beauty— (Ezekiel 28:12).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Ezekiel 27:3:
Isaiah 23:2
Isaiah 23:3
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