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Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 26:14

Thou shalt be built no more - If this refer to Nebuchadnezzar's capture of the city, old Tyre must be intended: that was destroyed by him, and never rebuilt. But I doubt whether the whole of this prophecy do not refer to the taking of Tyre by Alexander, three hundred years after its capture by Nebuchadnezzar. Indeed it may include more recent conquests of this important city. It went through a variety of vicissitudes till 1289, when it and the neighboring towns were sacked and ravaged by the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 26:15

The isles shake at the sound of thy fall - All those which had traded with this city, which was the grand mart, and on which they all depended. Her ruin involved them all, and caused general wailing. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 26:16

The princes of the sea - The chief maritime states, such as Leptis, Utica, Carthage, Gades, etc. See Calmet. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 26:17

Wast strong in the sea - The strength of Tyre was so great, that Alexander despaired of being able to reduce it unless he could fill up that arm of the sea that ran between it and the main land. And this work cost his army seven months of labor. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 26:20

And I shall set glory in the land of the living - Judea so called, the land of the living God. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 26:21

Yet shalt thou never be found again - This is literally true; there is not the smallest vestige of the ancient Tyre, that which was erected on the main land. Even the ground seems to have been washed away; and the new Tyre is in nearly a similar state. I think this prophecy must be extended to the whole duration of Tyre. If it now be found to be in the state here described, it is sufficient to show the truth of the prophecy. And now it is found precisely in the state which the above... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 26:1-21

The sin and doom of Tyre. "And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying," etc. I. THE SIN OF TYRE . "Son of man, because that Tyre hath said against Jerusalem, Aha! she is broken that was the gate of the peoples; she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now that she is laid waste." The sin which is here charged against Tyre is extreme and cruel selfishness. There is no evidence in this chapter that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 26:7-14

The besieging of Tyre. The fate foretold for the famous city is here related, so to speak, beforehand, with singular copiousness and exactness of detail. I. THE ENEMY — THE KING OF BABYLON . Tyre had many foes, but at most of them she could afford to laugh, for they had no power to carry their hostility into effect. But Nebuchadnezzar, the king of kings, was an enemy that none could despise. His power and his resources were such as to render him formidable even to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 26:7-14

A miracle of foreknowledge. False prophets discourse only in general terms and in ambiguous language. Their announcements may have the most contrary meanings. At best they are happy conjectures, fortunate guesses. But the prophecies of Scripture are like sunlight compared with such a phosphorescent flame. The clearness and fullness of these prophetic utterances can be accounted for only as a revelation from the omniscient God. I. DIVINE PREDICTIONS ARE ALWAYS RIGHTEOUS IN ... read more

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