The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them. Menander, the historian, who translated into Greek the Tyrian archives (Josephus, 'Antiquities,' 9: 14, sec. 2), notices a siege of Tyr... [ Continue Reading ]
Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. BE STILL - struck dumb with awe. Addressed to those already in the country, eye-witnesses of its ruin (); or, in contrast to the busy din of commerce once heard in Tyre, now all is h... [ Continue Reading ]
And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations. BY GREAT WATERS - the wide waters of the sea. SEED - the grain, or crop, as in ; . OF SIHOR - literally, dark-coloured, from shahhar, to be black; applied to the Nile, as the Greek, mel... [ Continue Reading ]
Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. BE THOU ASHAMED, O ZIDON - called on, as being the parent country of Tyre (), and here representing Phoenicia... [ Continue Reading ]
As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre. AS AT THE REPORT CONCERNING EGYPT, (SO) SHALL THEY BE SORELY PAINED AT THE REPORT OF TYRE - rather, 'When the report (namely, concerning Tyre) (shall reach) the people of Egypt, they shall be sorely pained at... [ Continue Reading ]
Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. PASS YE OVER TO TARSHISH. Escape from Tyre to your colonies, as Tarshish (cf. ). The Tyrians fled to Carthage and elsewhere, both at the siege under Nebuchadnezzar and that under Alexander.... [ Continue Reading ]
Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. (IS) THIS YOUR JOYOUS (CITY)? Is this silent ruin all that is left of your once joyous city? (.) ANTIQUITY. The Tyrian priests boasted in Herodotus' time that their city had already... [ Continue Reading ]
Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth? WHO - Answered in , "The Lord of hosts." THE CROWNING CITY - crown-giving: i:e., the city from which dependent kingdoms had arisen, as Tartessus in Spain... [ Continue Reading ]
The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. THE LORD OF HOSTS. Whoever be the instruments in overthrowing haughty sinners, God, who has all hosts at His command, is the First cause (Isaiah 10:5). STAIN - "to st... [ Continue Reading ]
Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength. A RIVER - Hebrew, Cayeor, 'as the river Nile.' O DAUGHTER OF TARSHISH - Tyre and its inhabitants, about henceforth, owing to the ruin of Tyre, to become inhabitants of its colony, Tartessus: they would pour fo... [ Continue Reading ]
He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof. HE - Yahweh. HE SHOOK THE KINGDOMS - the Phoenician cities and colonies, Tyre, Sidon, Arad, Arce, etc. THE MERCHANT CITY - Hebrew,... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have no rest. AND HE SAID. "He," God. NO MORE REJOICE - riotously (). O THOU OPPRESSED VIRGIN - `deflowered virgin (Lowth): laying aside the figure, thou ci... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin. BEHOLD THE LAND OF THE CHALDEANS. Calling attention to the fact so humiliating... [ Continue Reading ]
Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste. YOUR STRENGTH IS LAID WASTE - your stronghold (cf. Ezekiel 26:15).... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. TYRE SHALL BE FORGOTTEN. Having lost its former renown, Tyre shall be in obscurity. SEVENTY YEARS - the duration of t... [ Continue Reading ]
Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. SING ... THAT THOU MAYEST BE REMEMBERED. Same figure, to express that Tyre would again prosper and attract commercial contact of nations to her, and be the s... [ Continue Reading ]
And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth. THE LORD WILL VISIT TYRE - not in wrath, but mercy. HIRE - image from a harlot; h... [ Continue Reading ]
And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing. HER MERCHANDISE AND HER HIRE SHALL BE HOLINESS TO THE LORD - her traffic and gain... [ Continue Reading ]