18Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.
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As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. …
Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?
The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. …
The isles saw it, and feared; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came.
All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-21)The utter ruin of Tyre is here represented in very strong and lively figures, which are exceedingly affecting. 1. See how high, how great, Tyre had been, how little likely ever to come to this. The remembrance of men’s former grandeur and plenty is a great aggravation of their present disgrace and poverty. Tyre was a renowned city (Ezek. 26:17), famous among the nations, the crowning city (so she…
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