Eze 26-28 | TSK | STEP | Tyrus, for insulting against Jerusalem, is threatened with destruction. The power of Nebuchadnezzar against her. The mourning and astonishment of the sea at her fall.

Ezekiel 26

1 Tyrus, for insulting against Jerusalem, is threatened with destruction.

7 The power of Nebuchadnezzar against her.

15 The mourning and astonishment of the sea at her fall.

1:2; 8:1; 20:1; Jer 39:2

Tyrus.

27:1-28:26; Jos 19:29; Ps 83:7; Isa 23:1-18; Jer 25:22; 27:3; 47:4

Joe 3:4; Am 1:9,10; Zec 9:2-4

Aha.

25:2,3,6; 36:2; Ps 35:21; 40:15; 70:3; 83:2-4

the gates.

La 1:1; Ac 2:5-10

she is.

25:10; Jer 49:1

Behold.These verses (3-6) contain a summary prediction of what befel both the continental and insular Tyre, during a long succession of ages. The former was totally destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, after a siege of thirteen years, B.C. 573; and the latter, which arose out of its ruins, after seventy years recovered its ancient wealth and splendour, as foretold by Isaiah, (ch. 23:15-17.) After it was taken and burnt by Alexander, B.C. 332, it speedily recovered its strength and dignity, and nineteen years afterwards withstood both the fleets and armies of Antigonus. Agreeably to the prophetic declarations, (Ps 45:12; 72:10. Isa 23:18. Zec 9:1-7,) it was early converted to Christianity; and after being successively taken by the Saracens, Christians, Mamalukes, and Turks, in whose hands it still remains, it became "a place for the spreading of nets."

I am.

5:8; 21:3; 28:22; 38:3; Jer 21:13; 50:31; Na 2:12

many.

Mic 4:11; Zec 14:2

as the sea.

27:26,32-34; Ps 93:3,4; 107:25; Isa 5:30; Jer 6:23; 51:42; Lu 21:25

destroy.

9; Isa 23:11; Jer 5:10; Am 1:10; Zec 9:3

12; Le 14:41-45

make.

24:7,8

the spreading.

14,19; 27:32; 47:10

and it.

25:7; 29:19

her daughters.

8; 16:46,48; Jer 49:2

and they.

25:5,7,11,14,17

I will.

3; 28:7; 29:18-20; 30:10,11; 32:11,12; Jer 25:9,22; 27:3-6

a king.

17:14; Ezr 7:12; Isa 10:8; Jer 52:32; Da 2:37,47; Ho 8:10

with horses.

10,11; 23:24; Jer 4:13; 6:23; Na 2:3,4; 3:2,3

he shall make.

21:22; 2Sa 20:15; Jer 52:4

cast a mount. or, pour out the engine of shot.

Jer 6:6; 32:24; *marg:

the abundance.

shake.

enter.

as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. Heb.according to the enterings of a city broken up.

hoofs.

Isa 5:28; Jer 51:27; Hab 1:8

thy.

Isa 26:5

make a spoil.

5; Mt 6:19,20

thy merchandise.

27:3-36; Isa 23:8,11,17,18; Zec 9:3,4; Re 18:11-13

thy pleasant houses. Heb. houses of thy desire.

2Ch 32:27; 36:10; Isa 32:12; Jer 25:34; Da 11:8; Ho 13:15; Am 5:11

Na 2:9; Zec 7:14; *margins

they shalt lay.The ruins of old Tyre contributed much to the taking of the new city; for with the stones, timber, and rubbish, Alexander built a bank, or causeway, from the continent to the island, thereby literally fulfilling the words of the prophet.

28:13; Isa 14:11; 22:2; 23:7,16; 24:8,9; Jer 7:34; 16:9; 25:10

Ho 2:11; Am 6:4-7; Jas 5:1-5; Re 18:22,23

I will.Old Tyre was never rebuilt after its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar; and there are now no traces left to mark its site. The new city, when visited by Maundrell, Bruce, and other travellers, was literally "a place for fishers to dry their nets on."

like.

4,5,12

be built.

De 13:16; Job 12:14; Mal 1:4

for I.

5:13,15,17; 17:21-24; 21:32; 22:14; 30:12; Nu 23:19; Job 40:8

Isa 14:27; Mt 24:35

shake.

18; 27:28,35; 31:16; 32:10; Isa 2:19; Jer 49:21; Heb 12:26,27

all the princes.

27:29-36; 32:21-32; Isa 14:9-13; 23:1-8; Re 18:11-19

come.

Ex 33:4,5; Job 2:12; Jon 3:6

clothe.

7:8; Job 8:22; Ps 35:26; 109:18,29; 132:18; 1Pe 5:5

trembling. Heb. tremblings. sit.

Job 2:13; Isa 3:26; 47:1; 52:2; La 2:10

tremble.

32:10; Ex 15:15; Da 5:6; Ho 11:10; Re 18:15

be astonished.

27:35

take.

19:1,14; 27:2,32; 28:12-19; 32:2,16; Jer 6:26; 7:29; 9:20; Mic 2:4

How art.

2Sa 1:19,25-27; Isa 14:12; La 1:1; Joe 1:18; Ob 1:5; Zep 2:15

Re 18:9,10,16-19

seafaring men. Heb. the seas. strong.

27:3-36; 28:2-10; Jos 19:29; Isa 23:4,8

the isles tremble.

15; 27:28-30

at thy.

Isa 23:5-7,10-12

bring.

3; Isa 8:7,8; Da 9:26; 11:40; Re 17:15

I shall bring.

32:18-32; 34:1-31; Nu 16:30,33; Ps 28:1; Isa 14:11-19; Lu 10:15

in places.

Job 30:3-6; Ps 88:3-6; Isa 59:10; La 3:6

and I shall set.

28:25,26; 39:7,25-29; Isa 4:5; Zec 2:8

in the land.

32:23,26,27,32; Ps 27:13

a terror. Heb. terrors.

15,16; 27:36; 28:19

though.

14; Ps 37:36; Jer 51:64; Re 18:21

Ezekiel 27

1 The riches and commerce of Tyrus.

26 The great and irrecoverable fall thereof.

32; 19:1; 26:17; 28:12; 32:2; Jer 7:20; 9:10,17-20; Am 5:1,16

O thou.Tyre was situated in the Mediterranean, at the nearest entrance to it from the interior and eastern part of Asia.

4,25; 26:17; 28:2,3; Isa 23:2

a merchant.

12-36; Isa 23:3,8,11; Re 18:3,11-15

I am.

4,10,11; 28:12-17; Ps 50:2; Isa 23:9

of perfect beauty. Heb. perfect of beauty.

midst. Heb. heart.

26:5

made. Heb. built.

of Senir.

De 3:9; So 4:8

Shenir. cedars.

1Ki 5:1,6; Ps 29:5; 92:12; 104:16; Isa 14:8

the oaks.

Isa 2:13; Zec 11:2

the company, etc. or, they have made thy hatches of ivorywell trodden. Rather, "thy benches have they made of ivory inlaid with box, from the isles of Chittim." Vulgate, {de insulis Italiæ,} "from the islands of Italy," which were always famous for box-trees.

company. Heb. daughters. the isles.

Ge 10:4

Kittim.

Nu 24:24; Jer 2:10

linen.

1Ki 10:28; Pr 7:16; Isa 19:9

blue and purple. or, purple and scarlet.

Ex 25:4; Jer 10:9

Elishah.Elis, part of the Peloponnesus, extending along the western coast of Arcadia, north of Messenia, and south of Achaia.

Ge 10:4; 1Ch 1:7

Zidon.

Ge 10:15

Sidon.

Ge 49:13; Jos 11:8

Arvad.

11; Ge 10:18; Isa 10:9; Jer 49:23

wise.

28; 1Ki 5:6; 9:27; 2Ch 2:13,14

Gebal.

Jos 13:5; 1Ki 5:18; *marg:

Ps 83:7

calkers. or, stoppers of chinks. Heb. strengtheners.

Persia.

38:5; Da 5:28

of Lud.

30:5; Ge 10:6,13,22; 1Ch 1:8,11,17; Isa 66:19; Jer 46:9; Na 3:9

they hanged.

11; So 4:4

of Arvad.

they have.

3,4

38:13; Ge 10:4; 1Ki 10:22; 22:48; 2Ch 20:36,37; Ps 72:10; Isa 2:16

Isa 23:6,10,14; 60:9; Jer 10:9; Jon 1:3

Javan.

Ge 10:2,4; 1Ch 1:5,7; Isa 66:19; Da 8:21; 10:20; 11:2

Tubal.

32:26; 38:2,3; 39:1; Ge 10:2; 1Ch 1:5

the persons.

Joe 3:3; Re 18:13

market. or, merchandise.

Togarmah.

38:6; Ge 10:3; 1Ch 1:6

Dedan.

20; Ge 10:7; 25:3; 1Ch 1:9,32; Jer 25:23; 49:8

of ivory.

1Ki 10:22; Re 18:12

Syria.

Ge 10:22

Aram.

Ge 28:5; Jud 10:6; 2Sa 8:5; 10:6; 15:8; Isa 7:2

the wares of thy making. Heb. thy works. agate. or,chrysoprase.

wheat.

De 8:8; 32:14; 1Ki 5:9; 2Ch 2:10; Ezr 3:7; Ac 12:20

Minnith.

Jud 11:33

balm. or, rosin.

Ge 43:11; Jer 8:22

Damascus.

Ge 15:2; 1Ki 11:24,25; Isa 7:8; Ac 9:2

Helbon.The Chalybon of the Greeks and Romans, now called by the natives Haleb, and by us Aleppo, said to have been so celebrated for its wine, that the Persian kings would drink no other. It was a celebrated city of Syria, situated about 90 miles from the Mediterranean by way of Antioch, and 100 from the Euphrates, in lat. 36 degrees 11' 25" north, long. 37 degrees 9' east; and previous to its destruction by an earthquake in 1822, occupied, including its suburbs, eight small hills, with the intermediate valleys, comprehending a circuit of about seven miles; and its inhabitants were variously estimated at from 100,000 to 258,000 souls.

Dan.

Jud 18:29

going to and fro. or, Menzal. cassia.

Ex 30:23,24; Ps 45:8; So 4:13,14

Dedan.

15; Ge 25:3

precious clothes. Heb. clothes of freedom.

Arabia.

1Ki 10:15; Jer 25:24; Ac 2:11; Ga 4:25

Kedar.

Ge 25:13; 1Ch 1:29; So 1:5; Isa 21:16; 60:7

occupied with thee. Heb. were the merchants of thy hand. inlambs.

2Ch 17:11; Isa 60:7

Sheba.

Ge 10:7; 1Ki 10:1-13; 1Ch 1:9; 2Ch 9:1-12; Ps 72:10,15; Isa 60:6

Haran.

Ge 11:31,32; 12:4; 2Ki 19:12; Isa 37:12; Ac 7:4

Charran. Canneh.

Calneh.

Calno.

Calneh. Eden.

Sheba.

Asshur.

Ge 32:22; Nu 24:22; Ps 83:8; Isa 7:18,20

all sorts of things. or, excellent things. clothes. Heb.foldings.

2Ki 2:8

ships.

1Ki 10:22; Ps 48:7; Isa 2:16; 23:14; 60:9

glorious.

rowers.

Isa 33:23

great.

26:19; Ps 93:3,4; Re 17:15

the east.

34; Ps 48:7; Ac 27:14,41

midst. Heb. heart.

Thy riches.In these beautiful and expressive figures, Tyre is represented as a ship at sea, wrecked through the mistakes of her pilots and rowers; that is, destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and afterwards by Alexander, in consequence of her rulers having pertinaciously resolved to withstand those haughty conquerors. This vast ship, laden with all kinds of valuable wares, being wrecked, all her valuables, sailors, officers, etc. went to the bottom.

7-9,12,18,19,22,24,34; 26:12; Pr 11:4; Re 18:11-24

and in all. or, even with all. shall fall.

26:14,21

midst. Heb. heart.

suburbs. or waves. shake.

35; 26:10,15-18; 31:16; Ex 15:14; Na 2:3

all that handle.

Re 18:17-24

shall come.

26:16; 32:10

shall cause.All that were on land, seeing this gallant ship perishing with all her men and goods, are here represented as setting up a dismal cry at the heart-rending sight.

31,32; 26:17; Isa 23:1-6; Re 18:9-19

cast.

1Sa 4:12; 2Sa 1:2; Job 2:12; La 2:10; Re 18:19

they shall wallow.

Es 4:1-4; Job 2:8; 42:6; Jer 6:26; 25:34; Jon 3:6; Mic 1:10

they shall make.

7:18; Le 21:5; De 14:1; Isa 15:2; 22:12; Jer 16:6; 47:5; 48:37

Am 8:10; Mic 1:16

they shall weep.

Isa 16:9; 22:4; Mic 1:8

take up.

2; 26:17

What city.

La 1:12; 2:13; Re 18:18

the destroyed.

26; 26:4,5

thy wares.

3,12-36; Isa 23:3-8; Re 18:3,12-15,19

with the.

27; 28:16

26,27; 26:12-15,19-21; Zec 9:3,4

the inhabitants.

26:15-18; Isa 23:6

their kings.

28:17-19; 32:10; Re 18:9,10

hiss.

26:2; 1Ki 9:8; Jer 18:16; 19:8; La 2:15; Zep 2:15

thou shalt.

26:14,21

a terror. Heb. terrors. never shalt be any more. Heb.shalt not be for ever.

Ps 37:10,36

Ezekiel 28

1 God's judgment upon the prince of Tyrus for his sacrilegious pride.

11 A lamentation of his great glory corrupted by sin.

20 The judgment of Zidon.

24 The restoration of Israel.

the prince.Josephus states, on the authority of Menander, who translated the Phoenician annals into Greek, and Philostratus, that this prince was Ithobal.

Because.

5,17; 31:10; De 8:14; 2Ch 26:16; Pr 16:18; 18:12; Isa 2:12; Da 5:22

Da 5:23; Hab 2:4; 1Ti 3:6; 1Pe 5:5

I am.

6,9; Ge 3:5; Ac 12:22,23; Re 17:3

I sit.

12-14; Isa 14:13,14; Da 4:30,31; 2Th 2:4

in the midst. Heb. in the heart.

27:3,4,26,27; *marg:

yet.

9; Ps 9:20; 72:6,7; Isa 31:3

thou set.

6; 2Th 2:4

thou are.

Da 1:20; 2:48; 5:11,12; Zec 9:2,3

no secret.

1Ki 4:29-32; 10:3; Job 15:8; Ps 25:14; Da 2:22,27,28,47; 5:12

29:3; De 8:17,18; Pr 18:11; 23:4,5; Ec 9:11; Hab 1:16; Zec 9:2-4

thy great wisdom. Heb. the greatness of thy wisdom.

Pr 26:12; Isa 5:21; Ro 12:16

and by.

27:12-36; Ps 62:10; Isa 23:3,8; Ho 12:7,8; Zec 9:3; Jas 4:13,14

and thine.

2; 16:49; De 6:11,12; 8:13,14; 2Ch 25:19; 32:23-25; Job 31:24,25

Ps 52:7; 62:10; Pr 11:28; 30:9; Isa 10:8-14; Da 4:30,37; Ho 13:6

Lu 12:16-21; 1Ti 6:17

Because.

2; Ex 9:17; Job 9:4; 40:9-12; 1Co 10:22; 2Th 2:4; Jas 1:11

I will.

26:7-14; Isa 23:8,9; Am 3:6

the terrible.

30:11; 31:12; 32:12; De 28:49,50; Isa 25:3,4; Da 7:7; Hab 1:6-8

defile.

15-17

shall bring.

32:18-30; Job 17:16; 33:18,28; Ps 28:1; 30:9; 55:15; 88:4,5; Pr 1:12

Pr 28:17; Isa 38:17

are slain.

27:26,27,34

say.

2; Da 4:31,32; 5:23-30; Ac 12:22,23

thou shalt.

Ps 82:7; Isa 31:3

slayeth. or, woundeth.

the deaths.

31:18; 32:19,21,24-30; 44:7,9; Le 26:41; 1Sa 17:26,36; Jer 6:10

Jer 9:25,26; Joh 8:24; Ac 7:51; Php 3:3

by the.

7; 11:9; Jer 25:9

take up.

2; 19:1,14; 26:17; 27:2,32; 32:2,16; 2Ch 35:25; Isa 14:4

Jer 9:17-20

Thou sealest.

2-5; 27:3,4; Ro 15:28; 2Co 1:22

full.

Pr 21:30; Isa 10:13; Jer 9:23; Lu 2:40; Ac 6:3; 1Co 1:19,20; 3:19

Col 1:9; 2:3; Jas 3:13-18

in Eden.

31:8,9; 36:35; Ge 2:8; 3:23,24; 13:10; Isa 51:3; Joe 2:3; Re 2:7

every.

27:16,22; Ge 2:11,12; Ex 28:17-20; 39:10-21; Isa 54:11,12; Re 17:4

Re 21:19,20

sardius. or, ruby. beryl. or, chrysolite. emerald. or,chrysoprase. the workmanship.

26:13; Isa 14:11; 23:16; 30:32

thou wast.

15; 21:30

the anointed.

16; Ex 25:17-20; 30:26; 40:9

and I.

Ex 9:16; Ps 75:5-7; Isa 10:6,15; 37:26,27; Da 2:37,38; 4:35

Da 5:18-23; Joh 11:51; Re 9:17

upon.

2,16; 20:40; Isa 14:12-15; 2Th 2:4

stones.

13,17; Re 18:16

perfect.

3-6,12; 27:3,4

till iniquity.

17,18; Ge 1:26,27,31; 6:5,6; Pr 14:34; Ec 7:29; Isa 14:12; La 5:16

Ro 7:9; 2Pe 2:4

the multitude.

27:12-36; Isa 23:17,18; Ho 12:7; Lu 19:45,46; Joh 2:16; 1Ti 6:9,10

filled.

8:17; Ge 6:11; Am 3:9; Mic 2:2; 6:12; Hab 2:8,17; Zep 1:9

therefore.

Ge 3:24; Le 18:24-28; Isa 22:19; 23:9; Mic 2:10; 2Pe 2:4-6; Re 12:9

O covering.

heart.

2,5; 16:14,15; 31:10; Pr 11:2; 16:18; Lu 14:11; Jas 4:6

thou hast.

Isa 19:11-13; Jer 8:9; Ro 1:22-25; 1Co 1:19-21

I will cast.

Job 40:11,12; Ps 73:18; 147:6

I will lay.

16:41; 23:48; 32:10; Isa 14:9-11

defiled.

2,13,14,16

by the iniquity.

Mr 8:36

therefore.

5:4; Jud 9:15,20; Am 1:9,10,14; 2:2,5; Re 18:8

I will bring.

Mal 4:3; 2Pe 2:6

they.

27:35,36; Ps 76:12; Isa 14:16-19; Re 18:9,10,15-19

thou shalt.

26:14,21; 27:36; Jer 51:63,64; Re 18:21

a terror. Heb. terrors.

set.

6:2; 25:2; 29:2

Zidon.Tyre was a colony of the Zidonians (see on Isa 23:12;) and consequently Zidon was a more ancient, though a less considerable city than Tyre; and it is probable that it was taken by the Chaldeans soon after the destruction of the latter. It was afterwards burnt to the ground by the inhabitants, to prevent it falling in the hands of Ochus.

27:8; 32:30; Ge 10:15

Sidon.

Isa 23:2-4,12; Jer 25:22; 27:3; 47:4; Joe 3:4-8; Zec 9:2

I am against.

5:8; 21:3; 26:3; 29:3,10; 38:3; 39:1-3; Jer 21:13; 50:31; Na 1:6; 2:13

Na 3:5

I will.

25; 39:13; Ex 9:16; 14:4,17; 15:21; Le 10:3; 1Sa 17:45-47

Ps 9:16; 21:12,13; 83:17; Isa 5:15,16; 37:20; Re 19:1,2

shall be.

20:41; 36:23; 38:23

I will send.