“Son of man, Tyre has rejoiced over the fall of Jerusalem, saying, ‘Ha! She who was the gateway to the rich trade routes to the east has been broken, and I am the heir! Because she has been made desolate, I will become wealthy!’

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Gates – that is, one gate of two leaves.

The people – Or, "the peoples" , the plural expressing the fact that many peoples pas…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

She is broken that was the gates of the people. —“Gates” is in the plural simply because the word originally means a …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Son of man, because that Tyrus has said against Jerusalem,
aha

As rejoicing at her …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

To be secretly pleased with the death or decay of others when we are likely to benefit from it, or with their fall when we may prosper from it, is …