Ezekiel 26:2

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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

The boundary turned to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and then the boundary turned to Hosah; it ended at the sea near Achzib.

Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;

all the kings of Tyre and Sidon, and the kings on the seacoast;

Then send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon, with messengers who have come to King Zedekiah of Judah in Jerusalem.

The time has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon any Philistine who might have escaped to get help. Jehovah will destroy the Philistines and anyone who is left from the island of Crete.

What are you to me, O Tyre, and Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Will you pay recompense (compensation) to me? If you pay recompense to me swiftly and speedily, will I return your recompense upon your own head?

Jehovah continued: For the many transgressions of Tyre I will not withdraw punishment! They captured all the people and delivered them to Edom. They did not remember the brotherly covenant.

Hamath and all that borders on it, including Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.

Aha

Son of man set your face (give attention) toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

'The Lord Jehovah says: Because the enemy has spoken against you, aha! And the everlasting heights have become our possession.

They open their mouths against me and say: Aha! Aha! Our own eyes have seen it.

Let those who say to me: Aha! Aha! Be stunned by their shame.

Let those who say: Aha! Aha! Be turned back because of their own shame.

For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.

The gates

She sits alone. She was a town full of people! Once great among the nations she has become like a widow! She who was a princess among the countries has come under the yoke of forced labor!

Devout Jews from every nation under heaven were dwelling at Jerusalem.

She is

and I will give it for a possession along with the Ammonites to the sons of the east, so that the Ammonites will not be remembered among the nations.

This is what Jehovah says about the people of [AMMON]: Does Israel not have any children? Does it not have any heirs? Why has the god Milcom taken over the inheritance of Gad's descendants? Why do Milcom's people live in Gad's cities?