Bible Commentaries
Ezekiel 26

Introduction

Overview

Ezekiel 26:1, Tyrus, for insulting against Jerusalem, is threatened with destruction; Ezekiel 26:7, The power of Nebuchadnezzar against her; Ezekiel 26:15, The mourning and astonishment of the sea at her fall.

Verse 1

Ezekiel 1:2, Ezekiel 8:1, Ezekiel 20:1, Jeremiah 39:2

Reciprocal: Joshua 19:29 - Tyre Isaiah 23:1 - burden Jeremiah 25:22 - Tyrus Jeremiah 47:4 - Tyrus Ezekiel 24:1 - the ninth year Ezekiel 29:1 - General Ezekiel 30:20 - General Hosea 9:13 - as Amos 1:9 - Tyrus Zechariah 9:2 - Tyrus Matthew 11:22 - Tyre Mark 3:8 - Tyre Luke 10:13 - Tyre

Verse 2

Tyrus: Ezekiel 27:1 - Ezekiel 28:26, Joshua 19:29, Psalms 83:7, Isaiah 23:1-18, Jeremiah 25:22, Jeremiah 27:3, Jeremiah 47:4, Joel 3:4, Amos 1:9, Amos 1:10, Zechariah 9:2-4

Aha: Ezekiel 25:2, Ezekiel 25:3, Ezekiel 25:6, Ezekiel 36:2, Psalms 35:21, Psalms 40:15, Psalms 70:3, Psalms 83:2-4

the gates: Lamentations 1:1, Acts 2:5-10

she is: Ezekiel 25:10, Jeremiah 49:1

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 28:9 - because the Lord God Job 39:25 - ha Isaiah 10:13 - For he saith Isaiah 14:29 - Rejoice Jeremiah 24:9 - to be a Jeremiah 30:16 - General Jeremiah 33:24 - thus Jeremiah 48:27 - was not Jeremiah 50:11 - ye were Lamentations 1:21 - they are Lamentations 4:21 - be glad Ezekiel 5:8 - in the Ezekiel 23:32 - thou shalt be Ezekiel 27:36 - hiss Habakkuk 1:15 - therefore Zechariah 1:15 - and Zechariah 2:8 - the nations

Verse 3

Behold: Ezekiel 26:3-6, contain a summary prediction of what befell both the continental and insular Tyre, during a long succession of ages. The former was totally destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, after a siege of thirteen years, bc 573; and the latter, which arose out of its ruins, after seventy years recovered its ancient wealth and splendour, as foretold by Isaiah - Isaiah 23:15-17. After it was taken and burnt by Alexander, bc 332, it speedily recovered its strength and dignity, and nineteen years afterwards withstood both the fleets and armies of Antigonus. Agreeably to the prophetic declarations - Psalms 45:12, Psalms 72:10. Isaiah 23:18. Zechariah 9:1-7, it was early converted to Christianity; and after being successively taken by the Saracens, Christians, Mamalukes, and Turks, in whose hands it still remains, it became "a place for the spreading of nets."

I am: Ezekiel 5:8, Ezekiel 21:3, Ezekiel 28:22, Ezekiel 38:3, Jeremiah 21:13, Jeremiah 50:31, Nahum 2:12

many: Micah 4:11, Zechariah 14:2

as the sea: Ezekiel 27:26, Ezekiel 27:32-34, Psalms 93:3, Psalms 93:4, Psalms 107:25, Isaiah 5:30, Jeremiah 6:23, Jeremiah 51:42, Luke 21:25

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 28:9 - because the Lord God Isaiah 23:4 - I travail Jeremiah 48:27 - was not Jeremiah 50:11 - ye were Jeremiah 51:55 - her waves Lamentations 2:13 - for Ezekiel 13:8 - behold Ezekiel 26:7 - I will Ezekiel 26:19 - bring Nahum 2:13 - I am

Verse 4

destroy: Ezekiel 26:9, Isaiah 23:11, Jeremiah 5:10, Amos 1:10, Zechariah 9:3

I: Ezekiel 26:12, Leviticus 14:41-45

make: Ezekiel 24:7, Ezekiel 24:8

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 14:10 - as a man taketh Lamentations 2:13 - for Ezekiel 26:14 - like Ezekiel 27:32 - the destroyed

Verse 5

the spreading: Ezekiel 26:14, Ezekiel 26:19, Ezekiel 27:32, Ezekiel 47:10

and it: Ezekiel 25:7, Ezekiel 29:19

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 26:12 - make a spoil Ezekiel 27:4 - midst

Verse 6

her daughters: Ezekiel 26:8, Ezekiel 16:46, Ezekiel 16:48, Jeremiah 49:2

and they: Ezekiel 25:5, Ezekiel 25:7, Ezekiel 25:11, Ezekiel 25:14, Ezekiel 25:17

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 6:7 - and ye Ezekiel 12:15 - General Ezekiel 28:23 - and they shall

Verse 7

I will: Ezekiel 26:3, Ezekiel 28:7, Ezekiel 29:18-20, Ezekiel 30:10, Ezekiel 30:11, Ezekiel 32:11, Ezekiel 32:12, Jeremiah 25:9, Jeremiah 25:22, Jeremiah 27:3-6

a king: Ezekiel 17:14, Ezra 7:12, Isaiah 10:8, Jeremiah 52:32, Daniel 2:37, Daniel 2:47, Hosea 8:10

with horses: Ezekiel 26:10, Ezekiel 26:11, Ezekiel 23:24, Jeremiah 4:13, Jeremiah 6:23, Nahum 2:3, Nahum 2:4, Nahum 3:2, Nahum 3:3

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 20:1 - Thirty and two 2 Kings 25:1 - Nebuchadnezzar Isaiah 23:13 - and he Jeremiah 4:7 - destroyer Jeremiah 6:1 - evil

Verse 8

he shall make: Ezekiel 21:22, 2 Samuel 20:15, Jeremiah 52:4

cast a mount: or, pour out the engine of shot, Jeremiah 6:6, Jeremiah 32:24, *marg.

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 33:4 - thrown Ezekiel 26:6 - her daughters

Verse 9

2 Chronicles 26:15

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 26:4 - destroy

Verse 10

the abundance: Ezekiel 26:7, Jeremiah 47:3

shake: Ezekiel 26:15, Ezekiel 27:28, Nahum 2:3, Nahum 2:4

enter: Joshua 6:5, Joshua 6:20

as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach: Heb. according to the enterings of a city broken up.

Reciprocal: Isaiah 23:11 - stretched Ezekiel 23:24 - with chariots Ezekiel 31:16 - made

Verse 11

hoofs: Isaiah 5:28, Jeremiah 51:27, Habakkuk 1:8

thy: Isaiah 26:5

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 9:7 - I will Jeremiah 47:3 - the noise Ezekiel 26:7 - with horses

Verse 12

make a spoil: Ezekiel 26:5, Matthew 6:19, Matthew 6:20

thy merchandise: Ezekiel 27:3-36, Isaiah 23:8, Isaiah 23:11, Isaiah 23:17, Isaiah 23:18, Zechariah 9:3, Zechariah 9:4, Revelation 18:11-13

thy pleasant houses: Heb. houses of thy desire, 2 Chronicles 32:27, 2 Chronicles 36:10, Isaiah 32:12, Jeremiah 25:34, Daniel 11:8, Hosea 13:15, Amos 5:11, Nahum 2:9, Zechariah 7:14, *marg.

they shall lay: The ruins of old Tyre contributed much to the taking of the new city; for with the stones, timber, and rubbish, Alexander built a bank, or causeway, from the continent to the island, thereby literally fulfilling the words of the prophet.

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 9:7 - I will Ezekiel 26:4 - I Ezekiel 26:14 - like Ezekiel 27:27 - Thy riches Ezekiel 27:34 - General Daniel 9:23 - greatly beloved Amos 1:10 - General

Verse 13

Ezekiel 28:13, Isaiah 14:11, Isaiah 22:2, Isaiah 23:7, Isaiah 23:16, Isaiah 24:8, Isaiah 24:9, Jeremiah 7:34, Jeremiah 16:9, Jeremiah 25:10, Hosea 2:11, Amos 6:4-7, James 5:1-5, Revelation 18:22, Revelation 18:23

Reciprocal: Psalms 137:2 - we hanged Isaiah 23:12 - Thou shalt Lamentations 5:14 - the young Ezekiel 20:42 - ye shall

Verse 14

I will: Old Tyre was never rebuilt after its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar; and there are now no traces left to mark its site. The new city, when visited by Maundrell, Bruce, and other travellers, was literally "a place for fishers to dry their nets on."

like: Ezekiel 26:4, Ezekiel 26:5, Ezekiel 26:12

be built: Deuteronomy 13:16, Job 12:14, Malachi 1:4

for I: Ezekiel 5:13, Ezekiel 5:15, Ezekiel 5:17, Ezekiel 17:21-24, Ezekiel 21:32, Ezekiel 22:14, Ezekiel 30:12, Numbers 23:19, Job 40:8, Isaiah 14:27, Matthew 24:35

Reciprocal: Isaiah 23:12 - Thou shalt Ezekiel 26:21 - though Ezekiel 27:27 - shall fall Ezekiel 27:36 - thou shalt Ezekiel 28:19 - thou shalt

Verse 15

shake: Ezekiel 26:18, Ezekiel 27:28, Ezekiel 27:35, Ezekiel 31:16, Ezekiel 32:10, Isaiah 2:19, Jeremiah 49:21, Hebrews 12:26, Hebrews 12:27

Reciprocal: Isaiah 23:5 - so shall Isaiah 23:11 - stretched Isaiah 41:5 - isles Ezekiel 26:10 - shake Ezekiel 26:21 - a terror Ezekiel 30:24 - he shall Haggai 2:21 - I will Zechariah 9:5 - and be

Verse 16

all the princes: Ezekiel 27:29-36, Ezekiel 32:21-32, Isaiah 14:9-13, Isaiah 23:1-8, Revelation 18:11-19

come: Exodus 33:4, Exodus 33:5, Job 2:12, Jonah 3:6

clothe: Ezekiel 7:8, Job 8:22, Psalms 35:26, Psalms 109:18, Psalms 109:29, Psalms 132:18, 1 Peter 5:5

trembling: Heb. tremblings

sit: Job 2:13, Isaiah 3:26, Isaiah 47:1, Isaiah 52:2, Lamentations 2:10

tremble: Ezekiel 32:10, Exodus 15:15, Daniel 5:6, Hosea 11:10, Revelation 18:15

be astonished: Ezekiel 27:35

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 18:9 - sat either Isaiah 41:5 - isles Jeremiah 48:39 - a derision Lamentations 1:1 - sit Ezekiel 26:21 - a terror Ezekiel 30:9 - great Revelation 18:9 - shall bewail

Verse 17

take: Ezekiel 19:1, Ezekiel 19:14, Ezekiel 27:2, Ezekiel 27:32, Ezekiel 28:12-19, Ezekiel 32:2, Ezekiel 32:16, Jeremiah 6:26, Jeremiah 7:29, Jeremiah 9:20, Micah 2:4

How art: 2 Samuel 1:19, 2 Samuel 1:25-27, Isaiah 14:12, Lamentations 1:1, Joel 1:18, Obadiah 1:5, Zephaniah 2:15, Revelation 18:9, Revelation 18:10, Revelation 18:16-19

seafaring men: Heb. the seas

strong: Ezekiel 27:3-36, Ezekiel 28:2-10, Joshua 19:29, Isaiah 23:4, Isaiah 23:8

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 20:4 - I will make Ezekiel 27:30 - shall cause Ezekiel 32:23 - which Amos 5:1 - I take Zechariah 9:4 - he will Revelation 18:11 - the merchants

Verse 18

the isles tremble: Ezekiel 26:15, Ezekiel 27:28-30

at thy: Isaiah 23:5-7, Isaiah 23:10-12

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 50:46 - General

Verse 19

bring: Ezekiel 26:3, Isaiah 8:7, Isaiah 8:8, Daniel 9:26, Daniel 11:40, Revelation 17:15

Reciprocal: Genesis 7:11 - all Ezekiel 26:5 - the spreading Ezekiel 27:26 - great Ezekiel 27:34 - General

Verse 20

I shall bring: Ezekiel 32:18-32, Ezekiel 34:1-31, Numbers 16:30, Numbers 16:33, Psalms 28:1, Isaiah 14:11-19, Luke 10:15

in places: Job 30:3-6, Psalms 88:3-6, Isaiah 59:10, Lamentations 3:6

and I shall set: Ezekiel 28:25, Ezekiel 28:26, Ezekiel 39:7, Ezekiel 39:25-29, Isaiah 4:5, Zechariah 2:8

in the land: Ezekiel 32:23, Ezekiel 32:26, Ezekiel 32:27, Ezekiel 32:32, Psalms 27:13

Reciprocal: Job 3:14 - which built Psalms 85:9 - glory Psalms 88:4 - counted Ezekiel 32:24 - which are

Verse 21

a terror: Heb. terrors, Ezekiel 26:15, Ezekiel 26:16, Ezekiel 27:36, Ezekiel 28:19

though: Ezekiel 26:14, Psalms 37:36, Jeremiah 51:64, Revelation 18:21

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 27:27 - shall fall Daniel 11:19 - but Zephaniah 2:9 - Surely