Ezekiel 26:18

18 Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall;^[a] the islands in the sea are alarmed by your demise."

Ezekiel 26:18 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 26:18

Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall
The isles near unto it, the isles of the Mediterranean sea; the inhabitants of them, the merchants who from thence traded with Tyre, the seafaring men of those places; partly on account of losses sustained hereby, and partly through fear of the same calamities coming upon themselves; see ( Revelation 18:11 Revelation 18:15 Revelation 18:17 ) : yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure; as at the cry of the wounded, and the number of the slain; so on account of those that should be carried away captive by the Babylonians; as well as at the departure of those that should be obliged to fly to other colonies, ( Isaiah 23:6 ) , so that, upon one account or another, it shall be entirely stripped of its inhabitants.

Ezekiel 26:18 In-Context

16 All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble continually, and be appalled at you.

17 Then they will lament for you and say of you: How you have perished, city of renown, you who were populated from the seas! She who was powerful on the sea, she and all of her inhabitants inflicted their terror.

18 Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are alarmed by your demise."

19 For this is what the Lord God says: "When I make you a ruined city like [other] deserted cities, when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you,

20 then I will bring you down [to be] with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the underworld like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or display [your] splendor in the land of the living.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ezk 27:27