Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at [every] moment, and be astonished at thee.
Ver. 16. All the princes of the sea,] i.e., Of the neighbouring islands.
Clothe themselves with trembling.] Luth., With mourning.
Verse Ezekiel 26:16. _THE PRINCES OF THE SEA_] The chief maritime states, such as _Leptis, Utica, Carthage, Gades_, c. See _Calmet_....
The effect of the fall of Tyre. Ezekiel 26:16 CLOTHE THEMSELVES WITH TREMBLING - Mourners change their bright robes for sad garments. Ezekiel 26:17 OF SEAFARING MEN - literally, “from the s
Ezekiel 26:1. A lengthy prophecy concerning Tyrus is found in this and in the Chapter s which follow. These great predictions have found a startling fulfilment. History confirms all that Ezekiel spoke...
EZEKIEL 26. SIEGE AND DESTRUCTION OF TYRE. Tyre is the incarnation of unrestrained commercialism; and, in the mind of Ezekiel her doom is justified by the malicious joy with which she hailed the fall...
TREMBLING. Hebrew, plural. a great trembling....
In token of mourning the princes of the sea, the rulers of the principalities and cities on all sea, coasts, shall descend from their thrones, lay aside their royal robes and sit on the ground (Lament...
THEN ALL THE PRINCES OF THE SEA, &C.— That is, "All the princes and rich merchants of Sidon, Carthage, and other maritime cities, who traded with Tyre, shall express a deep concern for her misfortune....
C. The Result of Tyre's Destruction 26:15-18 TRANSLATION (15) Thus says the Lord GOD to Tyre: Shall not the islands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when the slaughter occurs...
Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee? SHALL NOT THE ISLES SHAKE AT THE SOUND...
§ 2. TYRE (AND SIDON) (EZEKIEL 26-28) Tyre was the capital of Phoenicia, the seaboard country on the NW. of Palestine. The Phoenicians were the great mariners of the ancient world, and Tyre was a famo...
PRINCES OF THE SEA] the rulers of these seaboard lands....
EZEKIEL: “THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD” GOD’S PLANS FOR *ISRAEL AND THE NATIONS EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 25 TO 39 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 26 THE PUNISHMENT OF TYRE – EZEKIEL 26:1-14 V1 The *
PRINCES OF THE SEA. — Or, as we should say, _merchant princes._ (Comp. Isaiah 23:8.) Actual sovereigns are not meant, but those raised by commerce to wealth and power. Their astonishment and grief is...
וְֽ יָרְד֞וּ מֵ עַ֣ל כִּסְאֹותָ֗ם כֹּ֚ל נְשִׂ
TYRE Ezekiel 26:1, Ezekiel 29:17 IN the time of Ezekiel Tyre was still at the height of her commercial prosperity. Although not the oldest of the Phoenician cities, she held a supremacy among them wh...
The doom of the two dealt with Tyre and Sidon, but principally with Tyre. Concerning her, the prophet first made a general statement describing her sin, and the judgment determined against her, declar...
Then all the princes of the (g) sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their embroidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit up...
CHAPTER XXVI. _ Sea: colonies, or tributary to Tyre, ver. 8. (Haydock) --- Leptis, Utica, Carthage,and Cadiz, were founded by Tyrians. (Pliny, [Natural History?] v. 19.) --- Some pretend that these c...
Those that favor the idea of mystic Tyre being here spoken of, and not ancient Tyre, (which could never be so considerable in point of commerce and of riches), conclude, that what is here spoken refer...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 26, 27, AND 28. Although in a certain sense upon Israel's territory, Tyre has another character, and is the subject of a separate prophecy (chaps. 26-28), bec...
THEN ALL THE PRINCES OF THE SEA SHALL COME DOWN FROM THEIR THRONES,.... The kings of the islands of the sea shall lay aside their regalia, all their royal grandeur, and the ensigns of it; leave their...
_Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall?_ All those that dwell upon the sea-coast near thee shall be thrown into a consternation at the news of thy being taken and destroyed. _All the prin...
THE EFFECT OF THE FALL OF TYRE...
Then all the princes of the sea, the rich merchant princes who were at the head of Tyre's rich colonies, SHALL COME DOWN FROM THEIR THRONES, losing all their power, obliged to give up their princely m...
TREMBLING: _ Heb._ tremblings...
15-21 See how high, how great Tyre had been. See how low Tyre is made. The fall of others should awaken us out of security. Every discovery of the fulfilment of a Scripture prophecy, is like a miracle...
THE PRINCES OF THE SEA; who were lords of the islands in that sea, and who traded with Tyrus, and there were many such; or sea commanders, who, in their wooden world, are so many petty princes; but ra...
Ezekiel 26:16 princes H5387 sea H3220 down H3381 (H8804) thrones H3678 aside H5493 (H8689) robes H4598 off...
‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh to Tyre, “Will not the isles/coastlands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when the slaughter is made in the midst of you? Then all the princes of the...
THE FIRST ORACLE AGAINST TYRE (EZEKIEL 26:1)....
CONTENTS: Coming judgment upon Tyre. CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel, Nebuchadnezzar. CONCLUSION: It is just with God to blast the designs and projects of those who contrive to raise themselves upon the ru...
Ezekiel 26:2. _Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha._ The Lord's people were not beloved among the gentile nations, because they were not what they seemed to be in regard to their holy temple. Havin...
EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 26:1 In terms of length, Ezekiel’s oracles against Tyre are second only to his oracles against Egypt (Ezekiel 29:1). This is probably because, of the nations addressed by Ezeki
THE FALL OF TYRE. (Chap. 26) EXEGETICAL NOTES.—“In four sections, commencing with the formula, ‘Thus saith the Lord,’ Tyre, the mistress of the sea is threatened with destruction. In the first strophe...
EXPOSITION The prophetic messages against Ammon, Moab, Edom, and the Philistines were comparatively short. That against Tyre spreads over three chapters (Ezekiel 26:1). The special prominence thus giv...
Tonight turn in our Bibles to Ezekiel chapter 26. According to verse Ezekiel 26:1, this prophecy came to Ezekiel in the eleventh year of the king Zedekiah's reign, which would make it the year 586 B....
1 Peter 5:5; Daniel 5:6; Exodus 15:15; Exodus 33:4; Exodus 33:5;...
The princes — Who were lords of the islands of that sea. Come down — In token of condolence. Trembling — They shall be afraid of their own concerns, and astonished in the midst of their fears....