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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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Isaiah
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Albert Barnes
On Isaiah 23:8
18th Century
Theologian
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 …
Charles Ellicott
On Isaiah 23:8
19th Century
Bishop
The crowning city. —The participle is strictly transitive in its force. Tyre was the distributor of crowns to the Phoenician colon…
John Calvin
On Isaiah 23:8
16th Century
Theologian
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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John Gill
On Isaiah 23:8
17th Century
Pastor
Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning
[city]
Which had a king over i…
Matthew Henry
On Isaiah 23:1–14
17th Century
Minister
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…