Ezekiel 27:28-36

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:28

The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. Or governors, as the Targum; and so the Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions: the allegory of a ship wrecked is still continued: the sense is, that such should be the cry of the principal men of the city when it should be taken, that the noise of it would be heard upon the continent, and in the towns and villages belonging to Tyre, which would make the inhabitants of them tremble: or, at the sound of the cry of thy... read more

John Gill

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:30

And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee ,.... The rulers and governors of the city, for having taken a false step in provoking the enemy, and then holding out the siege no longer, as it was thought they might and would: or rather "over thee", or, "for thee" F8 עליך "de te", Junius & Tremellius, Polanus, "super te"; Piscator, Cocceius, Starckius. ; mourning over the city, and lamenting its sad case; see Revelation 18:9 , and shall cry bitterly ; with great... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:31

And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee ,.... Either by shaving their heads, or tearing off their hair, as mourners in distress have been used to do: and gird them with sackcloth ; about their loins, as was very customary in such distressed cases: and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing ; not in show only, but in reality; not like the "preficae" or mourning women, though the allusion may be to them, who only mourned outwardly; but these... read more

John Gill

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:33

When thy wares went forth out of the seas ,.... When they were took out of ships, which came to Tyre from all parts, and were landed on the shore, and put up in warehouses, and exposed in markets and The Targum is, "when thy merchandise went out from among the nations;' being brought from all parts thither: thou filledst many people ; by selling them in their markets commodities they wanted, for which they came from all quarters; and by sending them to others in ships, where they... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:34

In the time when thou shall be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters ..... By the Chaldean army, which came upon them like the waves of the sea, Ezekiel 26:3 by which they were overpowered and destroyed; just as a ship on the mighty waters is dashed and broke to pieces by the waves thereof: thy merchandise, and all thy company in the midst of thee, shall fall ; trade shall cease, and the mixed multitude of traders from all parts shall be seen no more; the natives of the place... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:35

All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee ,.... Both near and afar off; and not only the inhabitants of the isles, properly so called, but all that dwelt on the continent by the seaside; who would all be amazed when they heard of the ruin of Tyro, which they thought inexpugnable, by reason of its natural and artificial strength: and their kings shall be sore afraid ; that it will be their turn next; and as well knowing that they were less able to contend with so mighty... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 27:36

The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee ,.... As Tyre had done at Jerusalem, Ezekiel 26:2 as she hoped to make better markets upon the fall of Jerusalem, and therefore rejoiced at it; so these merchants upon her fall will hope that her trade will come into their hands, and therefore despise her, hiss, and laugh at her in her abject state. The Targum is, "shall be astonished at thee;' struck with wonder, and even with a stupor at her fall: "and thou shalt be a terror"; not... read more

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