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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 26:1-14

This prophecy is dated in the eleventh year, which was the year that Jerusalem was taken, and in the first day of the month, but it is not said what month, some think the month in which Jerusalem was taken, which was the fourth month, others the month after; or perhaps it was the first month, and so it was the first day of the year. Observe here, I. The pleasure with which the Tyrians looked upon the ruins of Jerusalem. Ezekiel was a great way off, in Babylon, but God told him what Tyrus said... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 26:3

Therefore thus saith the Lord God ,.... Who knew the thoughts of the inhabitants of Tyre, and what joy possessed their hearts, and which their lips expressed; and who informs the prophet of it, though at a great distance, and declares his resentment at it: behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus ; and nothing can be more dreadful and formidable than to have God against a nation, city, or a particular person: Tyre was a type of antichrist, who will express a like joy at the death of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 26:4

And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus .... Undermining them, or breaking them down with their battering rams: and break down her towers ; with axes, Ezekiel 26:9 built upon the walls; erected for the defence of the city, and for watchmen to stand in, to look out from them for the enemy, and observe his motions, as well as for soldiers to fight from: and I will scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock ; a bare smooth rock, which has not any surface of earth... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 26:5

It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea ,.... Where only fishermen would be seen washing their nets, and then spreading them upon this rock, where Tyre stood, to dry them and this has been confirmed by travellers, who have seen fishermen spreading and drying their nets, and having no other habitations on it but the huts of these men. Huetius F3 Evangel. Demonstrat. prop. 6. p. 328. relates, that he remembered one Hadrian Parvillarius, a Jesuit, a candid... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 26:3

Will cause many nations to come up against thee - We have already seen that the empire of the Chaldeans was composed of many different provinces, and that Nebuchadnezzar's army was composed of soldiers from different nations: these may be the people meant; but I doubt whether this may not refer to the different nations which in successive ages fought against Tyre. It was at last finally destroyed in the sixteenth century of the Christian era. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 26:4

I will also scrape her dust from her - I will totally destroy her fortifications, and leave her nothing but a barren rock, as she was before. This cannot refer to the capture of Tyre by Nebuchadnezzar. It flourished long after his time. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 26:5

A place for the spreading of nets - A place for the habitation of some poor fishermen, who spent the fishing season there, and were accustomed to dry their nets upon the rocks. See on Ezekiel 26:11 ; (note). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 26:1-3

Tyro, the England of antiquity. We have here an outline of the great, desolating judgment that was to fall upon Tyre; it is more fully described in the succeeding verses of the chapter, and lamented over in the next chapter. There are several points in the condition and history of Tyre that call for especial attention to the fate of this famous city; but the resemblance between Type and England is so striking, that we may feel much more interest in Ezekiel's utterances when we consider... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 26:1-6

Collision between man's plans and God's plans. Appearance is never a safe guide. It might seem to a carnal eye as if the downfall of Israel would bring worldly advantage to Tyre. But that prospect was soon overcast. Righteous obedience is the only safe guide to men. The path may be, for a time, rough and dark, yet it will bring us into a paradise of light. I. NATIONAL SELFISHNESS IS SIN . Nations have their vices as well as individual persons. If the leaders of a nation cherish... read more

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