1-25 The riches and commerce of Tyrus 26-36 The great and irrecoverable fall thereof

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2 Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;

Eze 27:32 19:1 26:17 28:12 32:2 Jer 7:20 9:10,17-20 Am 5:1,16

3 And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty.

O thou. Tyre was situated in the Mediterranean, at the nearest entrance to it from the interior and eastern part of Asia. Eze 27:4,25 26:17 28:2,3 Isa 23:2

a merchant Eze 27:12 Isa 23:3,8,11 Re 18:3,11-15

I am Eze 27:4,10,11 28:12-17 Ps 50:2 Isa 23:9

of perfect beauty [heb] perfect of beauty

4 Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty.

midst [heb] heart Eze 26:5

5 They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.

made [heb] built
of Senir De 3:9 So 4:8

Shenir
cedars 1Ki 5:1,6 Ps 29:5 92:12 104:16 Isa 14:8

6 Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.

the oaks Isa 2:13 Zec 11:2

the company they have made thy hatches of ivory well trodden. Rather, `thy benches have they made of ivory inlaid with box, from the isles of Chittim.' Vulgate, de insulis Italice, `from the islands of Italy,' which were always famous for {box-trees}.

company [heb] daughters
the isles Ge 10:4

Kittim Nu 24:24 Jer 2:10

7 Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.

linen 1Ki 10:28 Pr 7:16 Isa 19:9

blue and purple. or, purple and scarlet Ex 25:4 Jer 10:9

Elishah. Elis, part of the Peolopnnesus, extending along the western coast of Arcadia, north of Messenia, and south of Achaia Ge 10:4 1Ch 1:7

8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.

Zidon Ge 10:15

Sidon Ge 49:13 Jos 11:8

Arvad Eze 27:11 Ge 10:18 Isa 10:9 Jer 49:23

wise Eze 27:28 1Ki 5:6 9:27 2Ch 2:13,14

9 The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.

Gebal Jos 13:5 1Ki 5:18 Ps 83:7

calkers. or, stoppers of chinks. [heb] strengtheners Eze 27:27

10 They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee; they set forth thy comeliness.

Persia Eze 38:5 Da 5:28

of Lud Eze 30:5 Ge 10:6,13,22 1Ch 1:8,11,17 Isa 66:19 Jer 46:9 Na 3:9

they hanged Eze 27:11 So 4:4

11 The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect.

of Arvad Eze 27:8

they have Eze 27:3,4

12 Tarshish was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of all kind of riches; with silver, iron, tin, and lead, they traded in thy fairs.

Eze 38:13 Ge 10:4 1Ki 10:22 22:48 2Ch 20:36,37 Ps 72:10 Isa 2:16 23:6,10,14 60:9 Jer 10:9 Jon 1:3

13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they were thy merchants: they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy market.

Javan Ge 10:2,4 1Ch 1:5,7 Isa 66:19 Da 8:21 10:20 11:2

Tubal Eze 32:26 38:2,3 39:1 Ge 10:2 1Ch 1:5

the persons Joe 3:3 Re 18:13

market. or, merchandise

14 They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs with horses and horsemen and mules.

Togarmah Eze 38:6 Ge 10:3 1Ch 1:6

15 The men of Dedan were thy merchants; many isles were the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee for a present horns of ivory and ebony.

Dedan Eze 27:20 Ge 10:7 25:3 1Ch 1:9,32 Jer 25:23 49:8

of ivory 1Ki 10:22 Re 18:12

16 Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.

Syria Ge 10:22

Aram Ge 28:5 Jud 10:6 2Sa 8:5 10:6 15:8 Isa 7:2

the wares of thy making [heb] thy works
agate. or, chrysoprase

17 Judah, and the land of Israel, they were thy merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

wheat De 8:8 32:14 1Ki 5:9 2Ch 2:10 Ezr 3:7 Ac 12:20

Minnith Jud 11:33

balm. or, rosin Ge 43:11 Jer 8:22

18 Damascus was thy merchant in the multitude of the wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the wine of Helbon, and white wool.

Damascus Ge 15:2 1Ki 11:24,25 Isa 7:8 Ac 9:2

Helbon The Chalybon of the Greeks and Romans, now called by the natives {Haleb}, and by us {Aleppo}, said to have been so celebrated for its wine, that the Persian kings would drink no other. It was a celebrated city of Syria, situated about 90 miles from the Mediterranean by way of Antioch, and 100 from the Euphrates, in lat. 36 deg 11'25 north, long. 37 deg 9' east; and previous to its destruction by an earthquake in 1822, occupied, including its suburbs, eight small hills, with the intermediate valleys, comprehending a circuit of about seven miles; and its inhabitants were variously estimated at from 100,000 to 258,00 souls

19 Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.

Dan Jud 18:29

going to and fro. or, Meuzal.
cassia Ex 30:23,24 Ps 45:8 So 4:13,14

20 Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.

Dedan Eze 27:15 Ge 25:3

precious clothes [heb] clothes of freedom

21 Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.

Arabia 1Ki 10:15 Jer 25:24 Ac 2:11 Ga 4:25

Kedar Ge 25:13 1Ch 1:29 So 1:5 Isa 21:16 60:7

occupied with thee [heb] were the merchants of thy hand
in lambs 2Ch 17:11 Isa 60:7

22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.

Sheba Ge 10:7 1Ki 10:1-13 1Ch 1:9 2Ch 9:1 Ps 72:10,15 Isa 60:6

23 Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.

Haran Ge 11:31,32 12:4 2Ki 19:12 Isa 37:12 Ac 7:4

Charran. Canneh. Ge 10:10,22

Calneh Isa 10:9

Calno Am 6:2

Eden Ge 2:8 Am 1:5

Sheba Ge 25:3 Job 1:15

Asshur Ge 32:22 Nu 24:22 Ps 83:8 Isa 7:18,20

24 These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise.

all sorts of things. or, excellent things
clothes [heb] foldings

25 The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.

ships 1Ki 10:22 Ps 48:7 Isa 2:16 23:14 60:9

glorious Eze 27:4

26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.

rowers
great Eze 26:19 Ps 93:3,4 Re 17:15

the east Eze 27:34 Ps 48:7 Ac 27:14,41

midst [heb] heart

27 Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.

Thy riches In these beautiful and expressive figures, Tyre is represented as a ship at sea, wrecked through the mistakes of her pilots and rowers; that is, destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar, and afterwards by Alexander, in consequence of her rulers having pertinaciously resolved to withstand those haughty conquerors. This vast ship, laden with all kinds of valuable wares, being wrecked, all her valuables, sailors, officers, etc. went to the bottom Eze 27:7-9,12,18,19,22,24,34 26:12 Pr 11:4 Re 18:11

and in all. or, even with all
shall fall Eze 26:14,21

midst [heb] heart Eze 27:26

28 The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.

suburbs. or waves
shake Eze 27:35 26:10,15-18 31:16 Ex 15:14 Na 2:3

29 And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;

all that handle Re 18:17

shall come Eze 26:16 32:10

30 And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

shall cause All that were on land, seeing this gallant ship perishing with all her men and goods, are here represented as setting up a dismal cry at the heart-rending sight. Eze 27:31,32 26:17 Isa 23:1-6 Re 18:9-19

cast 1Sa 4:12 2Sa 1:2 Job 2:12 La 2:10 Re 18:19

they shall wallow Es 4:1-4 Job 2:8 42:6 Jer 6:26 25:34 Jon 3:6 Mic 1:10

31 And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

they shall make Eze 7:18 Le 21:5 De 14:1 Isa 15:2 22:12 Jer 16:6 47:5 48:37 Am 8:10 Mic 1:16

they shall weep Isa 16:9 22:4 Mic 1:8

32 And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?

take up Eze 27:2 26:17

What city La 1:12 2:13 Re 18:18

the destroyed Eze 27:26 26:4,5

33 When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.

thy wares Eze 27:3,12 Isa 23:3-8 Re 18:3,12-15,19

with the Eze 27:27 28:16

34 In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.

Eze 27:26,27 26:12-15,19-21 Zec 9:3,4

35 All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.

the inhabitants Eze 26:15-18 Isa 23:6

their kings Eze 28:17-19 32:10 Re 18:9,10

36 The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.

hiss Eze 26:2 1Ki 9:8 Jer 18:16 19:8 La 2:15 Zep 2:15

thou shalt Eze 26:14,21

a terror [heb] terrors
never shalt be any more [heb] shalt not be for ever Ps 37:10,36