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Son of man, because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken: the gate of the peoples; she is turned to me; I shall be replenished, now that she is laid waste:
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A Sin of Selfish Joy
Commentators explain that Tyre's sin was not religious hatred but purely selfish commercialism. They celebrated Jerusalem's destruction with an "Aha!" because they saw it as a business opportunity. With their main trade rival gone, they expected Jerusalem's wealth and commerce to be diverted to them.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Gates – that is, one gate of two leaves.
The people – Or, "the peoples" (), the plural expressing the fact that many peoples p…
19th Century
Anglican
She is broken that was the gates of the people. —“Gates” is in the plural simply because the word originally means a …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Son of man, because that Tyrus has said against Jerusalem, aha
As rejoicing at her …
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