John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:29
And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea ,.... Inferior officers, and the common people; though this may be literally understood of all sorts of seafaring people, differently employed in ships; some at the oar; some at the sails; and others at the helm; but all shall quit their posts, and shall come down from their ships ; either there being no further business for them, an entire stop being put to trade, through the fall of Tyre; or because of danger, and... 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