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For thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I will bring on Tyre Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and a company, and much people.
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God's Sovereignty in History
The verse begins with God's declaration, "I will bring upon Tyre Nebuchadrezzar." Commentators emphasize that this is not a mere prediction but a statement of divine action. God is the primary agent, using the powerful Babylonian king as His chosen instrument of judgment. This highlights the biblical theme of God's sovereignty over the affairs of nations and the course of history.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The description of the siege is that of a town invested by land (Ezekiel 26:7).
Nebuchadrezzar (see note on Jeremiah 21:2…
19th Century
Anglican
Nebuchadrezzar. —So the name is very often written by Jeremiah and a few times by Ezekiel. It is, perhaps, a closer representation…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For thus says the Lord God; What follows; and declares by name the person that should be the instrument of this ruin, and…
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