Ezekiel 26:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

Tyrus

Aha

The gates

Lamentations 1:1

Acts 2:5

She is

Ezekiel 25:10

Jeremiah 49:1

Bible References

Tyrus

And then the coast turneth to Ramah and to the strong city of Azor and turneth to Hosah and endeth at the sea, by the possession of Achzib;

Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek: the Philistines with them that dwell at Tyre.

all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the Isles that are beyond the sea;

and send them to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of Ammon, the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon: and that by the messengers, which shall come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah the king of Judah,

at the same time when he shall be there to destroy the whole land of the Philistines. He shall make waste both Tyre and Sidon and all others that are sworn unto them. For the LORD will destroy all Philistia, and the other Isles that be divided from the country.

Thou Tyre and Sidon and all the borders of the Philistines: what have ye to do with me? Will ye defy me? Well, if ye will needs defy me, I shall recompense you, even upon your head, and that right shortly:

Thus sayeth the LORD, 'For three and four wickednesses of the city of Tyre, I will not spare her: because they have increased the captivity of the Edomites, and have not remembered the brotherly covenant.

The borders of Hamath shall be hard thereby, Tyre also and Sidon, for they are very wise.

Aha

"Thou son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, prophesy upon them,

Thus sayeth the LORD God: Because your enemy hath said upon you, 'Aha, the high everlasting places are now become ours':

They gape upon me with their mouths, saying, "There! There! We see it with our eyes!"

Let them be desolate, and rewarded with shame, that say unto me, "There! There!"

Let them soon be brought to shame, that cry over me, "There! there!"

For lo, thine enemies make a murmuring; and they that hate thee, lift up their head.

The gates

{Aleph} Alas, how sitteth the city so desolate, that some time was full of people? How is she become like a widow, which was the lady of all nations? How is she brought under tribute, that ruled all lands?

And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, which were of all nations under heaven.

She is

These will I open unto them of the east, that they may fall upon the Ammonites: and will give it them in possession: so that the Ammonites shall no more be had in remembrance among the Heathen.

As concerning the Ammonites, thus the LORD sayeth, "Hath Israel no children, or is he without a heir? Why hath your king then taken Gad in? Wherefore doth his people dwell in his cities?