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A General Outline of the Judgment
v. 1. And it came to pass in the eleventh year, namely, after the deportation of Jehoiachin, in the first day of the month, the month of the year not being mentioned, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
v. 2. Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, in the same malicious joy which had been found in the Ammonites, 25:3, Aha! she is broken that was the gates of the people, Jerusalem being the chief commercial rival of Tyrus, the great mart of trade on the Mediterranean. she is turned unto me, that is, good fortune had begun to favor Tyre, as she now thought; I shall be replenished, literally, "I will become full," that is, gain all the trade formerly held by her hated rival, now she is laid waste, for it seemed that Jerusalem was now definitely disposed of and could no longer come into consideration as a rival:
v. 3. therefore, thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, the Lord setting himself in stern opposition to her ambitions, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, namely, in the armies mustered for the conquest of the proud city, as the sea causeth his waves to come up, especially in the form of an immense tidal wave, which overwhelms all that comes in its way.
v. 4. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, whose business section was built on an island and was strongly fortified, and break down her towers; I will also scrape her dust from her, as it were, the last bit of fruitful soil, and make her like the top of a rock, absolutely bare and without even the ruins of buildings to indicate the former proud metropolis.
v. 5. It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea, this very point of the fulfillment of the prophecy standing out plainly, as travelers relate; for I have spoken it, saith the Lord God, whose word cannot fall to the ground; and it shall become a spoil to the nations, instead of amassing further fortunes, as she had hoped to do.
v. 6. And her daughters which are in the field, the cities and towns tributary to Tyrus on the mainland, shall be slain by the sword, overthrown by the conquering invaders; and they shall know that I am the Lord. Men who refuse to acknowledge the Lord willingly are often obliged to do so under the stress of the convincing power of His judgments.