Ezekiel 26:2

Son of man, Because Tyre hath said concerning Jerusalem. Aha! She is broken that was the doors of the peoples. She is turned unto me,— I shall be filled, She is laid waste,

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste:

In Context

1And it came to pass in the eleventh year, on the first of the month, that the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:

3Therefore, Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, Behold me! against thee O Tyre,— So then I will bring up against thee many nations, As the sea bringeth up its rolling waves;

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Cross References

2 Samuel 5:11Then Hiram, king of Tyre, sent messengers unto David, with cedar-wood, and carpenters, and masons, and they built a house for David.

Psalms 40:15Let them be astonished on account of their own shame, who are saying of me, Aha! Aha!

Psalms 70:3Let them turn back, on account of their own shame, Who are saying, Aha! Aha!

Psalms 83:7Gebal and Ammon, and Amalek, The Philistines, with the dwellers in Tyre;

Jeremiah 25:22And all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Zidon,—and the kings of the Coastland, that is beyond the sea;

Jeremiah 47:4On account of the day that cometh to lay waste all the Philistines, To cut off from Tyre and Zidon every escaped one that could have helped,—For Yahweh is laying waste the Philistines, The remnant of the Coastland of Caphtor.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 26:2-15

The Burden of Tyre. ( b. c. 588.) 1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste: 3 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up. 4 And… Read the whole commentary →

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