Ezekiel 27:27-29, Ezekiel 27:8 WEB

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 27:26-36

We have seen Tyre flourishing; here we have Tyre falling, and great is the fall of it, so much the greater for its having made such a figure in the world. Note, The most mighty and magnificent kingdoms and states, sooner or later, have their day to come down. They have their period; and, when they are in their zenith, they will begin to decline. But the destruction of Tyre was sudden. Her sun went down at noon. And all her wealth and grandeur, pomp and power, did but aggravate her ruin, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:27

Thy riches ,.... That vast mass of wealth Tyre had got by her trade and merchandise, were all lost, at once, and came to nought, which had been many years gathering; see Revelation 18:17 , and thy fairs ; to which there were such great resorts from all parts, and where such a prodigious traffic was carried on, were now interrupted by the siege, and put to an end upon the ruin of the city: thy merchandise ; the goods both imported and exported; the wares that were brought in from... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:28

The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. Or governors, as the Targum; and so the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions: the allegory of a ship wrecked is still continued: the sense is, that such should be the cry of the principal men of the city when it should be taken, that the noise of it would be heard upon the continent, and in the towns and villages belonging to Tyre, which would make the inhabitants of them tremble: or, at the sound of the cry of thy... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:29

And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea ,.... Inferior officers, and the common people; though this may be literally understood of all sorts of seafaring people, differently employed in ships; some at the oar; some at the sails; and others at the helm; but all shall quit their posts, and shall come down from their ships ; either there being no further business for them, an entire stop being put to trade, through the fall of Tyre; or because of danger, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 27:27

Thy riches - This vast ship, laden with all kinds of valuable wares, and manned in the best manner, being wrecked, all her valuables, sailors, officers, etc., went to the bottom. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 27:28

The cry of thy pilots - When the ship was dashed against the rocks by the violence of the winds and the waves, and all hope of life was taken away, then a universal cry was set up by all on board. I have heard this cry, and nothing more dismal can be imagined, when the ship by a violent tempest is driving among rocks on a lee shore. Then "All lost! cut away the boat!" is more dreadful than the cry of fire at midnight. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 27:1-36

Wreck of a stately ship. There is a striking resemblance between a gallant ship and an empire. Many persons and orders are united in a state under one governor or captain. There is a unity amid diversity. A state, like a ship, has interchange of interests with other nations. Upon the skill and prudence of the pilot depends the prosperity of empire or ship. The whole life of Tyre was poured into the channel of commerce. Hence the figure would be readily appreciated. I. THE COMPONENT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 27:1-36

A celebration of remarkable prosperity. "The word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus," etc. "We have here," says Hengstenberg," the lamentation over the fall of Tyre, announced in the foregoing chapter. First, its present glory is presented at full length to the view ( Ezekiel 27:1-25 ); then its fall, the importance of which can only be understood from the knowledge of its glory. We must profoundly know the gloria mundi if we... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 27:26-27

National shipwreck. The metaphor employed in this passage by the poet-prophet is peculiarly appropriate. What so fitted to represent the maritime city Tyre as a gallant ship? In figurative language Ezekiel pictures the stateliness and prosperity, followed by the wreck and destruction, of the famous mistress of the seas. I. TYRE IN ITS PROSPERITY IS LIKE A MAJESTIC AND RICHLY LADEN GALLEY . Commerce and wealth, maritime and military greatness, are characteristic of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 27:28

The suburbs. The word is so translated in Ezekiel 45:2 , and Ezekiel 48:17 , and is used of the pasture-lands round the cities of refuge in Numbers 35:2 . Here it is probably used in a wider sense for the coast-lands of Phoenicia, or even for the "waves" that washed the shores of the island-city. The Vulgate gives classes (equivalent to "fleets"). read more

Ezekiel 27:27-29, Ezekiel 27:8 Web

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 27:26-36

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:29

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 27:27

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 27:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 27:1-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 27:1-36

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 27:26-27

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 27:28

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