John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:32
And in their wailing they shall takes up a lamentation for thee ,.... A mournful song, such as was used at funerals, or in times of calamity; and so the Vulgate Latin version renders it: and lament over thee ; saying the following ditty; what city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea ? as there was none like it a few years ago for riches, splendour, and glory, so now there is none like it for misery and ruin; see Revelation 18:18 . The Targum is, "who is as... read more
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