Bible Commentary

And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, [that wast] inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror [to be] on all that haunt it! 17. of seafaring men ] lit. inhabited from … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:17”

Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their embroidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at [every] moment, and be astonished at thee. 16. In token of mourning the princes of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:16”

Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee? 15 18. Commotion among the princes of the sea caused by her fall; they mourn and take up a lament over Tyre (17, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:15”

And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be [a place] to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD. 14. the top of a rock ] a naked rock, Eze 26:4. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:14”

And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard. Eze 26:13 And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease. Sin silencing song The classics tell of a lake called Avernus, which means birdless. A poisonous vapour arises from its … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:13”

And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water. Eze 26:12 And they shall make a spoil of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:12”

With the hooves of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground. 11. thy strong garrisons ] thy strong (or, proud) pillars. The word is almost always used of a pillar having religious meaning, particularly the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:11”

By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. Their dust; the dust they raise … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:10”

And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers. 9. engines of war ] or, engines of assault, i.e. battering engines. “Axes” is lit. swords, i.e. irons. 10 seq. The assault and capture and sack of the city. The description is graphic in the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:9”

He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee. 8. The cities and villages, dependencies of Tyre in the mainland, naturally are the first to suffer. Then the siege of the insular … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 26:8”