English Standard Version
Ezekiel 26:2
2"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,'
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,’
- 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.’
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Son of man, Tyre has rejoiced over the fall of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Ha! She who was the gateway to the rich trade routes to the east has been broken, and I am the heir! Because she has been made desolate, I will become wealthy!’
Context of Ezekiel 26:2
1In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: "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,' 3therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and will bring up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves. 4They shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers, and I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock.
Read all of Ezekiel 26Ezekiel 26:2 word by word
בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם יַ֠עַן אֲשֶׁר־אָ֨מְרָה צֹּ֤ר עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ הֶאָ֔ח נִשְׁבְּרָ֛ה דַּלְת֥וֹת הָעַמִּ֖ים נָסֵ֣בָּה אֵלָ֑י אִמָּלְאָ֖ה הָחֳרָֽבָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- because that Tyrusצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
- hath saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- Ahaהֶאָחhe'âch · Aha!H1889
- she is brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
- the gatesדֶּ֫לֶתdeleth · doorH1817
- of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
- she is turnedסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
- unto me: I shall be replenishedמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- she is laid wasteחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to destroyH2717
Cross-references for Ezekiel 26:2
- Ezekiel 27:1The word of the Lord came to me:
- Joshua 19:29Then the boundary turns to Ramah, reaching to the fortified city of Tyre. Then the boundary turns to Hosah, and it ends at the sea; Mahalab, Achzib,
- Psalms 83:7Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
- Isaiah 23:1The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it is revealed to them.
- Jeremiah 25:22all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastland across the sea;
- Jeremiah 27:3Send word to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the sons of Ammon, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon by the hand of the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
- Jeremiah 47:4because of the day that is coming to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper that remains. For the Lord is destroying the Philistines, the remnant of the coastland of Caphtor.
- Joel 3:4"What are you to me, O Tyre and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you paying me back for something? If you are paying me back, I will return your payment on your own head swiftly and speedily.
- Amos 1:9Thus says the Lord: "For three transgressions of Tyre, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they delivered up a whole people to Edom, and did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
- Zechariah 9:2and on Hamath also, which borders on it, Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
- Ezekiel 25:2"Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
- Ezekiel 36:2Thus says the Lord God: Because the enemy said of you, 'Aha!' and, 'The ancient heights have become our possession,'
- Psalms 35:21They open wide their mouths against me; they say, "Aha, Aha! Our eyes have seen it!"
- Psalms 40:15Let those be appalled because of their shame who say to me, "Aha, Aha!"
- Psalms 70:3Let them turn back because of their shame who say, "Aha, Aha!"
- Psalms 83:2For behold, your enemies make an uproar; those who hate you have raised 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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