John Gill's Exposition on Isaiah 23:8

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning [city], &c.] Which had a king over it, to whom it gave a crown; and which crowned its inhabitants with riches and plenty, and even enriched the kings of the earth, (<262733>Ezekiel 27:33) this is said as wondering who could lay a scheme to destroy such a city, or ever think of succeeding in it; who could take it into his head, or how could it enter into his heart, or who could have a heart to go about it, and still less power to effect the ruin of such a city, which was the queen of cities, and gave laws and crowns, riches and wealth, to others; surely no mere mortal could be concerned in this; (see <661303> Revelation 13:3,4): whose merchants [are] princes; either really such, for even princes and kings of the earth traded with her, (<262721>Ezekiel 27:21,33) or they were as rich as princes in other countries were: whose traffickers [are] the honourable of the earth; made rich by trafficking with her, and so attained great honour and glory in the world; (see <661803>Revelation 18:3,15).

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