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then will I bring you down with those who descend into the pit, to the people of old time, and will make you to dwell in the nether parts of the earth, in the places that are desolate of old, with those who go down to the pit, that you be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the land of the living:
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The Pit of Destruction
Commentators explain that God bringing Tyre down to "the pit" is a powerful metaphor for its complete and final destruction. By comparing Tyre to "the people of old time" in desolate places, the prophecy emphasizes that this proud city-state will be utterly forgotten, joining the realm of the dead. This isn't a literal description of the afterlife's location, but a vivid image of irreversible ruin for those who oppose God.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 26:15–21
18th Century
Theologian
The effect of the fall of Tyre.
Clothe themselves with trembling (Ezekiel 26:16)—Mourners change their bright ro…
Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 26:20
19th Century
Bishop
With them that descend into the pit. —Compare Isaiah 14:9-20. Tyre is here represented, as Babylon is there, as joining i…
John Gill
On Ezekiel 26:20
17th Century
Pastor
When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the
pit
The grave, and make …
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Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 26:15–21
17th Century
Minister
See how high, how great Tyre had been. See how low Tyre is made. The fall of others should awaken us out of security. Every discovery of the fulfil…