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Who has purposed this against Tyre, the giver of crowns, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honorable of the earth?
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God's Sovereign Hand
The verse asks a rhetorical question: "Who could possibly bring down a city as powerful as Tyre?" Commentators like Calvin and Barnes explain that this question is designed to make the answer obvious: no human power could. The destruction of such a mighty city, whose merchants were like princes, could only be the work of God, demonstrating His ultimate authority over all nations and empires.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Who has taken this counsel? - To whom is this to be traced? Is this the work of man, or is it the plan of God? These are questions …
19th Century
Anglican
The crowning city. —The participle is strictly transitive in its force. Tyre was the distributor of crowns to the Phoenician colon…
16th Century
Protestant
Against crowning Tyre. He adorns the city that enriched many with this title, as may be easily learned from the context. For when he calls…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning [city] Which had a king over i…
Tyre was the trading center of the nations. She was known for her joy and entertainment; and this made her reluctant to consider the warnings God g…
13th Century
Catholic
The oracle concerning Tyre. In this part, he issues threats against the Tyrians, who were connected to the people of God through…
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