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John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 26:20
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit, &c.] The grave, and make thee like to them: with the people of old time; either the people of the old world, or, however, who have been dead long ago: and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth; where the dead are laid: in places desolate of old: long ago unfrequented by men; as such places be as are for the burial of the dead: with them that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; all the inhabitants being free among the dead; a heap of words made use of to express the same thing, for the confirmation of it; namely, that the condition of Tyre should be like that of dead men, who have been of old dead, and are remembered no more. Jarchi interprets the “pit”, of hell; as if this respected their everlasting perdition, as well as temporal ruin; it may be applied to the beast which goeth into perdition, (<661708>Revelation 17:8): and I shall set glory in the land of the living; in the land of Israel; so the Targum; and it is interpreted by the Jewish expositors and others the same way; and which may be called “the land of the living”; because the living God was worshipped in it; living men in a spiritual sense dwelt there, who offered up living sacrifices unto God, and who had the promise and pledge of eternal life; and which was the “glory” of all lands, as it is sometimes called, where the same word is used as here, (<262006>Ezekiel 20:6), which had its accomplishment in some respects at the Jews’ return from Babylon; but, as Tyre here is a type of antichrist, it may be observed, that, at the time of his fall and destruction, God will put a glory upon his church and people, upon which there shall be a defence; (see <230405>Isaiah 4:5 60:1). This is interpreted by the Talmudistsf419 of the resurrection of the dead, when they that die in the land of Israel shall live.
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