Bible Commentary

[Of] the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches [of] ivory, [brought] out of the isles of Chittim. 6. The oars of the great ship were made of oaks of Bashan; cf. Isa 2:13; Zec 11:2. The term “oars” occurs in another form, Eze 27:27, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 27:6”

They have made all thy [ship] boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. Fir-trees (or, cypress) of Senir – The name by which the Amorites knew Mount Hermon. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Verse 5. Fir trees of Senir] Senir is a mountain … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 27:5”

Thy borders [are] in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. 4. borders midst of the seas ] lit. heart of the seas, a phrase which appears to mean not “far out at sea,” but, in the deep waters of the sea, ch. Eze 28:2; Eze 28:8; Exo 15:8; Jon 2:3; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 27:4”

And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, [which art] a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I [am] of perfect beauty. 3. entry of the sea ] lit. entries, reference possibly being to the two harbours … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 27:3”

Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus; Eze 27:1-11. Tyre as a gallant ship 2. For the phrase “take up a lamentation” cf. Eze 19:1, Eze 26:17, Eze 28:12, Eze 32:2. The word is technical for the dirge. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 2. Take up a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 27:2”

The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, The dirge of Tyre written in poetical form. Tyre is compared to a fair vessel, to whose equipment the various nations of the world contribute, launching forth in majesty, to be wrecked and to perish. The nations enumerated point out Tyre as the center of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 27:1”

I will make thee a terror, and thou [shalt be] no [more]: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD. 21. make thee a terror ] lit., terrors or destructions I will utterly destroy thee, Eze 27:36, Eze 28:19; cf. Psa 73:19. On “make” cf. Eze 16:38. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:21”

When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall set glory in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:20”

For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee; 19. Tyre shall be overwhelmed in the great waters, and brought down to the pit, with them dead from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:19”

Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that [are] in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure. 18. the isles ] See on Eze 26:15. The form of plur. nowhere else occurs, and appears to be adopted in order to gain a parallelism to “isles” (ordinary form) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:18”