Ezekiel 26:8

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 26:8

He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field ,.... The first thing he would do would be to destroy the cities, towns and villages on the continent, near to Tyre, and dependent on it, as in Ezekiel 26:6 , and so the Targum is here, as there: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee ; a fort built of wood, and a mount made of earth, from which stones might be cast out of their engines, and arrows shot from their bows into the city, to the damaging... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 26:8

Thy daughters in the field - This seems to be spoken of Palaetyre, or Tyre on the main land; for forts, mounts, engines of war, horses, and chariots could not be brought to act against the other. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 26:1-21

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 26:8-10

(For the usual operations of a siege, see notes on Ezekiel 4:1 , Ezekiel 4:2 .) The buckler was the roof of shields under which the besiegers protected themselves from the missiles of the besieged. For engines of war , read battering-rams ; for wheels , wagons . The final result will be that the breach will be made, with results such as those described in Ezekiel 26:1 ]. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 26:7-14

The description of the siege is that of a town invested by land.Ezekiel 26:7Nebuchadrezzar - Jeremiah 21:2 note.Ezekiel 26:8Lift up the buckler - i. e., set a wall of shields, under cover of which the walls could be approached.Ezekiel 26:9Engines of war - Or, his battering ram. “axes” swords. They who would break flown the towers, rush on with their swords to slay the defenders.Ezekiel 26:11Garrisons - pillars, on which stood statues of some protecting god. Compare 2 Kings 10:26.Ezekiel... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 26:7-11

Ezekiel 26:7-11. Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar Josephus asserts, upon the authority of the Phenician Annals, translated by Menander, the Ephesian, into Greek, “that Nebuchadnezzar besieged Tyre thirteen years, when Ithobal was king there, and began the siege in the seventh year of Ithobal’s reign, and that he subdued Syria and all Phenicia. It further appears from the Phenician Annals, quoted by the same historian, that the Tyrians received their kings afterward from... read more

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