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Her daughters who are in the field shall be slain with the sword: and they shall know that I am Yahweh.
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Tyre's "Daughters" Explained
Commentators clarify that the phrase "her daughters that are in the field" is a poetic reference. It does not mean literal female children, but rather the surrounding towns and villages on the mainland that were subject to and dependent on the main island city of Tyre. God's judgment would extend to this entire support system.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Her daughters ... - The subject is located on the mainland, on which she at this time relied for supplies.
19th Century
Anglican
Daughters which are in the field. — Compare to Ezekiel 26:8. This is a poetic way of describing the dependencies of Tyre upon the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
That is, the inhabita…
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