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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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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Ezekiel 26:2

18th Century

Theologian

Gates – that is, one gate of two leaves.

The people – Or, "the peoples" (), the plural expressing the fact that many peoples p…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Ezekiel 26:2

19th Century

Bishop

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

On Ezekiel 26:2

17th Century

Pastor

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

As rejoicing at her …

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Ezekiel 26:1–14

17th Century

Minister

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 …