Ezekiel 27:1
And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
In Context
2But thou, O son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre;
Cross References
Psalms 87:4I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon as those that know me; behold, here is Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia: “This man was born there.”
Ezekiel 28:1And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Zechariah 9:2And also concerning Chamath that is bordering thereon, Tyre, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 27:1
Still we are attending the funeral of Tyre and the lamentations made for the fall of that renowned city. In this chapter we have, I. A large account of the dignity, wealth, and splendour of Tyre, while it was in its strength, the vast trade it drove, and the interest it had among the nations ( ver. 1-25 ), which is designed to make its ruin the more lamentable. II. A prediction of its fall and ruin, and the confusion and consternation which all its neighbours shall thereby be put into, ver. 26-36 . And this is… Read the whole commentary →