Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 26:4-6
Ezekiel 26:4-6. They shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, &c. The expressions of these verses signify that Tyre should be entirely demolished, and that the place where the city stood should be made as bare as the top of a rock, and that it should be employed to no other use but that of a desolate shore, the drying of the fishermen’s nets. Nebuchadnezzar quite demolished old Tyre, and the stones and rubbish of it were afterward made use of by Alexander, to carry on a causeway from the... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 26:2-3
Ezekiel 26:2-3. Because that Tyrus hath said, Aha, she is broken, &c. The meaning seems to be, the city is broken, at whose gates the people entered in; that is, the place is demolished where there used to be a confluence of people from all parts, especially at the solemn festivals. She is turned unto me, I shall be replenished Tyre rejoiced at the fall of Jerusalem, because she expected her trade would be increased by it in becoming the mart for the commodities which, while Jerusalem... read more