Ezekielchapter 26

A.Tyre rejoiced when the gate of the peoples brokevv. 1-6

1 In the eleventh month of the twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’ 3 therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves. 4 They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock. 5 She will become a place to spread nets in the sea, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. She will become plunder for the nations, 6 and the villages on her mainland will be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’

B.Nebuchadnezzar comes; a bare rock for drying netsvv. 7-14

7 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops. 8 He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you. 9 He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes. 10 His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots. 11 The hooves of his horses will trample all your streets. He will slaughter your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground. 12 They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water. 13 So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard. 14 I will make you a bare rock, and you will become a place to spread the fishing nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I, the LORD, have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.’

C.The princes of the sea step down from their thronesvv. 15-18

15 This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst? 16 All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you. 17 Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples! 18 Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’

D.Taken down to the pit and sought for no morevv. 19-21

19 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I make you a desolate city like other deserted cities, and when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you, 20 then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living. 21 I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.”

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Chapter summary

Against Tyre, who said of Jerusalem, 'Aha, she is broken that was the gate of the peoples', glad to inherit the trade of a ruined rival.

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Against Tyre, who said of Jerusalem, 'Aha, she is broken that was the gate of the peoples', glad to inherit the trade of a ruined rival. Jehovah brings up many nations against her as the sea causes its waves to come up, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar king of kings from the north with horses and chariots. Her walls are broken, her towers taken down, her very dust scraped away: 'I will make thee a bare rock… a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea.' The princes of the sea come down from their thrones and clothe themselves with trembling. 'Thou shalt be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again.'

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.

Context

Prophecy · Ezekiel — Ezekiel overview

A. 1–6 Tyre rejoiced when the gate of the peoples broke
B. 7–14 Nebuchadnezzar comes; a bare rock for drying nets
C. 15–18 The princes of the sea step down from their thrones
D. 19–21 Taken down to the pit and sought for no more

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- Ezekiel 26:3therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.
- Ezekiel 26:8He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you.
- Ezekiel 26:9He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes.
- Ezekiel 26:15This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?
- Ezekiel 26:18Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’
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Isaiah 235 verses
- Isaiah 23:1This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
- Isaiah 23:5When the report reaches Egypt, they will writhe in agony over the news of Tyre.
- Isaiah 23:8Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth?
- Isaiah 23:11The LORD has stretched out His hand over the sea; He has made kingdoms tremble. He has given a command that the strongholds of Canaan be destroyed.
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- Ezekiel 27:35All the people of the coastlands are appalled over you. Their kings shudder with fear; their faces are contorted.
- Ezekiel 27:36Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
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Isaiah 52 verses
- Isaiah 5:28Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.
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- Jeremiah 49:21At the sound of their fall the earth will quake; their cry will resound to the Red Sea.
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Isaiah 142 verses
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Cross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge and OpenBible.info.