Berean Standard Bible
Ezekiel 26:2
2“Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’
Ezekiel 26:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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:
- New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken, and its doors have swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will prosper,’
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Son of man, because Tyre said concerning Jerusalem, 'Aha, the gate of the peoples is broken; it has swung open to me. I shall be replenished, now that she is laid waste,'
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, ‘Aha! She is broken who was the gateway of the peoples; now she is turned over to me; I shall be filled; she is laid waste.’
Context of Ezekiel 26:2
1In the eleventh month of the twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’ 3therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves. 4They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock.
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בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם יַ֠עַן אֲשֶׁר־אָ֨מְרָה צֹּ֤ר עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ הֶאָ֔ח נִשְׁבְּרָ֛ה דַּלְת֥וֹת הָעַמִּ֖ים נָסֵ֣בָּה אֵלָ֑י אִמָּלְאָ֖ה הָחֳרָֽבָה׃Read the interlinear
- Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- becauseיַעַןya‛an · becauseH3282
- ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- Tyreצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
- has saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- ofעַל‛al · uponH5921
- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- Ahaהֶאָחhe'âch · Aha!H1889
- The gateדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
- to the nationsעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- is brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
- it has swung openסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
- to meאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- now that she lies in ruinsחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to destroyH2717
- I will be filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
Cross-references for Ezekiel 26:2
- Ezekiel 27:1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Joshua 19:29The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
- Psalms 83:7of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.
- Isaiah 23:1This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
- Jeremiah 25:22all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
- Jeremiah 27:3Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
- Jeremiah 47:4For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
- Joel 3:4Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.
- Amos 1:9This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.
- Zechariah 9:2and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.
- Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
- Ezekiel 36:2This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’
- Psalms 35:21They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
- Psalms 40:15May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
- Psalms 70:3May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
- Psalms 83:2See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 26:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Tyrus hath said - From this it would appear that Jerusalem had been taken, which was on the fourth month of this year; but it is possible that the prophet speaks of the event beforehand. She is broken that was the gates of the people - Jerusalem, a general emporium. I shall be replenished - The merchandise that went to Jerusalem will come to me, (to Tyre.).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Gates - i. e., one gate of two leaves. The people - Or, the peoples (and in Ezekiel 27:3), the plural expressing the fact that many peoples passed through Jerusalem, as the central place on the highway of commerce, e. g., in the reign of Solomon. This was viewed with jealousy by Tyre, who owed her greatness to the same cause, and in the true spirit of mercantile competition exulted in the thought that the trade of Jerusalem would be diverted into her…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Like its neighbors, Tyre celebrated when Jerusalem fell. This event removed a competing trade center and possibly opened new trade routes and markets for Tyre.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Tyre--(Jos 19:29; 2Sa 24:7), literally, meaning "the rock-city," Zor; a name applying to the island Tyre, called New Tyre, rather than Old Tyre on the mainland. They were half a mile apart. "New Tyre," a century and a half before the fall of Jerusalem, had successfully resisted Shalmaneser of Assyria, for five years besieging it (Menander, from the Tyrian archives, quoted by Josephus, Antiquities, 9.14. 2). It was the stronger and more important of the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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