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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Ezekiel 27 - Introduction

The rich supply of Tyrus: the great and irrecoverable fall thereof.

Before Christ 588.

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ORACLES AGAINST AMMON (EZEKIEL 25:1), MOAB (EZEKIEL 25:8) EDOM (EZEKIEL 25:12), PHILISTIA (EZEKIEL 25:17). All of these petty powers wer

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Dirge over the Downfall of Tyre The lament represents Tyre under the figure of a gallant, richly-laden ship, steered by her pilots into dangerous waters and suffering shipwreck. The passage has three...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. List five specific predictions made against Tyre. How was each fulfilled? 2. Who does Ezekiel name specifically as an agent of Tyre's destruction? 3. What damage did Alexande...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    1:1 (c-0) (The title of this book, 'Ezekiel'), Meaning, 'Strength of God.' captives (d-25) Lit. 'captivity.'...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    XXVII. This chapter has been very well called “The Dirge of Tyre.” It is a lamentation over its fall, not because the prophet could wish it to be otherwise, but simply because of the terror and sorrow...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 27 This chapter contains a lamentation on Tyre; setting forth her former grandeur, riches, and commerce; her ruin and destruction; and the concern of others on that account. T...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    * The merchandise of Tyre. (1-25) Its fall and ruin. (26-36)...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    CHAPTER 27 THE SECOND ORACLE AGAINST TYRE. In this oracle Tyre, who is seen as describing herself as ‘perfect in beauty', is likened to a mighty ship which being overloaded will finally become a wreck...

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