5 It shall be aplacefor spreading nets ain the midst of the sea, for I have spoken,’ says the Lord God; ‘it shall become plunder for the nations.
6 Also her daughter villages which are in the fields shall be slain by the sword. aThen they shall know that I am the Lord.’
7 “For thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north aNebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, bking of kings, with horses, with chariots, and with horsemen, and an army with many people.
8 He will slay with the sword your daughter villages in the fields; he will aheap up a siege mound against you, build a wall against you, and raise a1 defense against you.
9 He will direct his battering rams against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers.
10 Because of the abundance of his horses, their dust will cover you; your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen, the wagons, and the chariots, when he enters your gates, as men enter a city that has been breached.
11 With the hooves of his ahorses he will trample all your streets; he will slay your people by the sword, and your strong pillars will fall to the ground.
12 They will plunder your riches and pillage your merchandise; they will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses; they will lay your stones, your timber, and your soil in the amidst of the water.
13aI will put an end to the sound of byour songs, and the sound of your harps shall be heard no more.
14aI will make you like the top of a rock; you shall be aplacefor spreading nets, and you shall never be rebuilt, for I the Lord have spoken,’ says the Lord God.
15 “Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: ‘Will the coastlands not ashake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded cry, when slaughter is made in the midst of you?
16 Then all the aprinces of the sea will bcome down from their thrones, lay aside their robes, and take off their embroidered garments; they will clothe themselves with trembling; cthey will sit on the ground, dtremble every moment, and ebe astonished at you.
17 And they will take up a alamentation for you, and say to you: “How you have perished, O one inhabited by seafaring men, O renowned city, Who was bstrong at sea, She and her inhabitants, Who caused their terror tobe on all her inhabitants!
18 Now athe coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; Yes, the coastlands by the sea are troubled at your departure.” ’
19 “For thus says the Lord God: ‘When I make you a desolate city, like cities that are not inhabited, when I bring the deep upon you, and great waters cover you,
20 then I will bring you down awith those who descend into the Pit, to the people of old, and I will make you dwell in the lowest part of the earth, in places desolate from antiquity, with those who go down to the Pit, so that you may never be inhabited; and I shall establish glory bin the land of the living.
21aI will make you a terror, and you shallbe no more;bthough you are sought for, you will never be found again,’ says the Lord God.”
Verses 1-14 To be secretly pleased with the death or decay of others, when we are likely to get by it; or with their fall, when we may thrive upon it, is a sin that easily besets us, yet is not thought so bad as really it is. But it comes from a selfish, covetous principle, and from that love of the world as our happiness, which the love of God expressly forbids. He often blasts the projects of those who would raise themselves on the ruin of others. The maxims most current in the trading world, are directly opposed to the law of God. But he will show himself against the money-loving, selfish traders, whose hearts, like those of Tyre, are hardened by the love of riches. Men have little cause to glory in things which stir up the envy and rapacity of others, and which are continually shifting from one to another; and in getting, keeping, and spending which, men provoke that God whose wrath turns joyous cities into ruinous heaps.
Verses 15-21 See how high, how great Tyre had been. See how low Tyre is made. The fall of others should awaken us out of security. Every discovery of the fulfilment of a Scripture prophecy, is like a miracle to confirm our faith. All that is earthly is vanity and vexation. Those who now have the most established prosperity, will soon be out of sight and forgotten.
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