John Gill Commentary Ezekiel 26:12

"And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise; and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses; and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the waters." — Ezekiel 26:12 (ASV)

And they shall make a spoil of your riches
The Chaldean army, when they entered the city, and got possession of it, would plunder it, and divide the riches of it among them: and make a prey of your merchandise ;
of the merchants' goods, laid up in their warehouses for sale, which was greatly hindered by this long siege; compare with this (Revelation 18:11Revelation 18:12) :

and they shall break down your walls ;
the walls of their houses; mention being made before of breaking down the walls of the city, towers, and garrisons: and destroy your pleasant houses ;
or, "houses of your desire" ^F12 ; the most desirable ones in the city; the houses of their princes and chief magistrates; their summer houses; or which were most delightfully situated towards the sea, to have the prospect and advantage of that:

and they shall lay your stones and your timber and your dust in the midst
of the water ;
of the sea, near unto or about it; into which they cast the rubbish of the demolished houses, stones, timber, and dust, and so left it bare and naked: or rather this was fulfilled when Alexander, with the ruins of old Tyre, its stones, timber, and rubbish, and trees from Lebanon, made a causeway from the continent to the island; and by that means took it, after seven months' toil and labour of this sort ^F13 .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F12: (Ktdmx ytb) "domos desiderii tui", Montanus, Vatablus.
• F13: Curt. Hist, l. 4. c. 2. 4.