Ezekiel 26:12

“And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, &c.] The Chaldean army, when they entered the city, and got possession of it, would plunder it, and divide the riches of it among them: and make a prey of thy merchandise; of the merchants’ goods, laid up in their warehouses for sale, which was greatly hindered by this long siege; compare with this (<661811>Revelation 18:11,12): and they shall break down thy walls; the walls of their houses; mention being made before of breaking down the walls of the city, towers, and garrisons: and destroy thy pleasant houses; or, “houses of thy desire”f415; the most desirable ones in the city; the houses of their princes and chief magistrates; their summer houses;…”

“lay thy stones . . . timber . . . in . . . midst of . . . water--referring to the insular New Tyre (Eze 26:3, Eze 26:5; Eze 27:4, Eze 27:25-26). When its lofty buildings and towers fall, surrounded as it was with the sea which entered its double harbor and washed its ramparts, the "stones . . . timbers . . . and dust" appropriately are described as thrown down "in the midst of the water." Though Ezekiel attributes the capture of Tyre to Nebuchadnezzar (see on Eze 29:18), yet it does not follow that the final destruction of it described is attributed by him to the same monarch. The overthrow of Tyre by Nebuchadnezzar was the first link in the long chain of evil--the first deadly blow which…”

“The description of the siege is that of a town invested by land. Ezekiel 26:7 Nebuchadrezzar - Jeremiah 21:2 note. Ezekiel 26:8 Lift up the buckler - i. e., set a wall of shields, under cover of which the walls could be approached. Ezekiel 26:9 Engines of war - Or, his battering ram. “axes” swords. They who would break flown the towers, rush on with their swords to slay the defenders. Ezekiel 26:11 Garrisons - pillars, on which stood statues of some protecting god. Compare 2 Kings 10:26. Ezekiel 26:14 The siege had been on land, but the victory was to be completed by the subjection of the island-citadel. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Shall lay - It had been a quicker way, to have burnt all; but the greedy soldier might dream of treasures hid in walls, or under the timber, and therefore take the pains to pull all down, and throw it into the sea. Ezekiel 26:14”

“26:12-14 The end result was exactly as the prophet had described earlier in metaphorical language. Tyre would become a bare rock, a desolate haunt for local fishermen to spread their nets to dry, instead of a bustling center for long-distance trading vessels and caravans from the east (26:2). According to Josephus, Tyre was besieged by Nebuchadnezzar for thirteen years, although it was not finally destroyed until the time of Alexander the Great (332 BC).”

“make a spoil: Eze 26:5; Mat 6:19, Mat 6:20 thy merchandise: Ezek. 27:3-36; Isa 23:8, Isa 23:11, Isa 23:17, Isa 23:18; Zac 9:3, Zac 9:4; Rev 18:11-13 thy pleasant houses: Heb. houses of thy desire, Ch2 32:27, Ch2 36:10; Isa 32:12; Jer 25:34; Dan 11:8; Hos 13:15; Amo 5:11; Nah 2:9; Zac 7:14 \*marg. they shall lay: The ruins of old Tyre contributed much to the taking of the new city; for with the stones, timber, and rubbish, Alexander built a bank, or causeway, from the continent to the island, thereby literally fulfilling the words of the prophet. Ezekiel 26:13”