# Ezekiel 26 đ: Judgment on Tyre
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#đ Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#đ§ Chapter Summary]]
> [[#âď¸ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#đ Key Principles / đ Life Application]]
> [[#đŹ Discussion Questions]]
> [[#âď¸ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#đ Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#đ Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#đ Internal Notes]]
## đ Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
### A Prophecy Against Tyre
[[#Verse 01.]] In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the Lordâs message came to me:Â
[[#Verse 02.]] âSon of man, because Tyre has said about Jerusalem, âAha, the gateway of the peoples is broken; it has swung open to me. I will become rich, now that she has been destroyed,âÂ
[[#Verse 03.]] therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look, I am against you, O Tyre! I will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.
[[#Verse 04.]] They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock.Â
[[#Verse 05.]] She will be a place where fishing nets are spread, surrounded by the sea. For I have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord. She will become plunder for the nations,Â
[[#Verse 06.]] and her daughters who are in the field will be slaughtered by the sword. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
[[#Verse 07.]] âFor this is what the Sovereign Lord says: Take note that I am about to bring King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, king of kings, against Tyre from the north, with horses, chariots, and horsemen, an army and hordes of people.Â
[[#Verse 08.]]Â He will kill your daughters in the field with the sword. He will build a siege wall against you, erect a siege ramp against you, and raise a great shield against you.Â
[[#Verse 09.]]Â He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his weapons.Â
[[#Verse 10.]] He will cover you with the dust kicked up by his many horses. Your walls will shake from the noise of the horsemen, wheels, and chariots when he enters your gates like those who invade through a cityâs broken walls.Â
[[#Verse 11.]]Â With his horsesâ hooves he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your strong pillars will tumble down to the ground.Â
[[#Verse 12.]] They will steal your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will tear down your walls and destroy your luxurious homes. Your stones, your trees, and your soil he will throw into the water.
[[#Verse 13.]] I will silence the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more.Â
[[#Verse 14.]] I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place where fishing nets are spread. You will never be built again, for I, the Lord, have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.
[[#Verse 15.]] âThis is what the Sovereign Lord says to Tyre: Oh, how the coastlands will shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan at the massive slaughter in your midst!Â
[[#Verse 16.]] All the princes of the sea will vacate their thrones. They will remove their robes and strip off their embroidered clothes; they will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground; they will tremble continually and be shocked at what has happened to you.Â
[[#Verse 17.]] They will sing this lament over you: ââHow you have perishedâyou have vanished from the seas, O renowned city, once mighty in the sea, she and her inhabitants, who spread their terror!
[[#Verse 18.]]Â Now the coastlands will tremble on the day of your fall;
the coastlands by the sea will be terrified by your passing.â
[[#Verse 19.]] âFor this is what the Sovereign Lord says: When I make you desolate like the uninhabited cities, when I bring up the deep over you and the surging waters overwhelm you,Â
[[#Verse 20.]] then I will bring you down to bygone people, to be with those who descend to the Pit. I will make you live in the lower parts of the earth among the primeval ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will not be inhabited or stand in the land of the living.Â
[[#Verse 21.]] I will bring terrors on you, and you will be no more! Though you are sought after, you will never be found again, declares the Sovereign Lord.â
## đ Verse-by-Verse Commentary
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## đ¤ Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. The prophecy is dated to the eleventh year of the exile (26:1), around the time Jerusalem fell in 586 BC.
2. The name Tyre comes from the Hebrew word for "rock."
3. Tyre was a Phoenician port with a mainland settlement and a fortified island city just off the coast.
4. Tyre was famous for its trade and for the purple dye made from murex sea snails.
5. Hiram, king of Tyre, had supplied cedar and craftsmen for David's palace and Solomon's temple (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:1-10).
6. According to the historian Josephus, Nebuchadnezzar besieged Tyre for thirteen years.
7. In 332 BC, Alexander the Great built a causeway from the mainland to the island city and conquered it.
8. Alexander's army used rubble from the old mainland city to build the causeway, which many see as connected to 26:12.
9. God describes the nations coming against Tyre like waves of the sea (26:3), a fitting image for a sea power.
10. Jesus mentioned Tyre and Sidon when He rebuked unrepentant towns in Galilee (Matthew 11:21-22).
## đ§ Chapter Summary
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## âď¸ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the Rock that cannot be overthrown. Proud Tyre, whose name means "rock," would become a bare rock for drying fishing nets (26:4-5, 14), but everyone who builds on Jesus' words is like a house built on solid rock (Matthew 7:24-25).
## đ Key Principles / đ Life Application
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## đŹ Discussion Questions
1. Tyre rejoiced at Jerusalem's fall because it saw a business opportunity (26:2). How can greed make us callous toward others' pain?
2. Tyre seemed secure because of its wealth and island fortress. What gives people a false sense of security today?
3. The coastlands trembled at Tyre's fall (26:15-18). What does that show about how fragile human power really is?
## âď¸ Key Verses to Remember
- đ verse 2: Tyre said "Aha!" when Jerusalem, the gateway of the peoples, was broken.
- đ verse 3: God will bring many nations against Tyre like the sea brings its waves.
- đ verse 14: Tyre will become a bare rock and a place for spreading nets.
## đ Related Passages/Cross Reference
- đ [[Matthew 07#Verse 24.|Matthew 7:24-25]] - The house built on the rock.
- đ [[Isaiah 23#Verse 01.|Isaiah 23:1-9]] - The oracle against Tyre.
- đ [[Amos 01#Verse 09.|Amos 1:9-10]] - Judgment on Tyre for breaking a treaty of brotherhood.
- đ [[Revelation 18#Verse 09.|Revelation 18:9-19]] - Kings and merchants mourn the fallen city.
- đ [[Matthew 11#Verse 21.|Matthew 11:21-22]] - It will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon.
## đ Devotional Reflection
đ SOAP: [[Ezekiel 26 - SOAP|The Lord Fights For Us]]
## đ Internal Notes