John Gill Commentary


John Gill Commentary
"And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, [saying], Who is there like Tyre, like her that is brought to silence in the midst of the sea?" — Ezekiel 27:32 (ASV)
And in their wailing they shall takes up a lamentation for
thee
A mournful song, such as was used at funerals, or in times of calamity; and so the Vulgate Latin version renders it.
and lament over thee;
saying the following ditty: what city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
As there was none like it a few years ago for riches, splendour, and glory, so now there is none like it for misery and ruin; see (Revelation 18:18) .
The Targum is, "who is as Tyre? there is none like unto her in the midst of the sea;" she is not now Tyre the renowned, but Tyre the destroyed; destroyed in the midst of the sea, from where she had her riches and her glory.
Or, "as one dumb or silent in the midst of the sea"; she, in whom was heard the voice of joy and singing, is now mute, and nothing more of that kind is heard in her see (Revelation 18:22) .