Ezekiel 26:19

19 The LORD and King says to Tyre, "I will turn you into an empty city. You will be like cities where no one lives anymore. I will cause the ocean to sweep over you. Its mighty waters will cover you.

Ezekiel 26:19 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 26:19

For thus saith the Lord God
Both to the terror of Tyre, and for the comfort of his people: when I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not
inhabited;
whose trade is ruined, whose inhabitants are destroyed, and whose walls are broken down, and become a mere waste and desert; where no person or anything of value are to be seen: when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and the great waters shall
cover thee:
the waters of the sea shall rush in and overflow the city, the walls of it being broken down; just as the old world, and the cities of it, were overflowed with the deluge, to which the allusion may be; whether this was literally accomplished on Tyre is not certain; perhaps it is to be taken in a figurative sense, and to be understood of the large army of the Chaldeans that should come up against it, and overpower it. So the Targum,

``when I shall bring up against them an army of people, who are many as the waters of the deep, and many people shall cover thee; see ( Revelation 17:15 Revelation 17:16 ) .''

Ezekiel 26:19 In-Context

17 "Then they will sing a song of sadness about you. They will say to you, " 'Famous city, you have been completely destroyed! You were filled with sea traders. You and your citizens were a mighty power on the seas. You terrified everyone who lived in you.

18 The lands along the coast trembled with fear when you fell. The islands in the sea were terrified when you were destroyed.' "

19 The LORD and King says to Tyre, "I will turn you into an empty city. You will be like cities where no one lives anymore. I will cause the ocean to sweep over you. Its mighty waters will cover you.

20 So I will bring you down together with those who go down into the grave. The people who are there lived long ago. You will have to live in the earth below. It will be like living in buildings that were destroyed many years ago. You will go down into the grave along with others. And you will never come back. You will not take your place in this world again.

21 I will bring you to a horrible end. You will be gone forever. People will look for you. But they will never find you," announces the LORD and King.