And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.
Ezekiel 26:13 belongs to the prophecy against Tyre foretelling its ruin, destruction and overthrow among the judgments on the nations. It declares that as part of that destruction the noise of songs would be caused to cease and the sound of harps would be heard no more, bringing the city's joyful life and prosperity to an end. The word spoken against Tyre in the height of her power has been literally fulfilled, and stands fulfilled today in the barren and desolate old site on the seashore left a bare rock for fishermen to spread nets, never to be rebuilt. That fulfillment is evidence that the prophetic Scriptures are divine, and the preliminary punishment of Tyre for open, flaunting, God-defying wickedness stands as a lesson that cities and people that forget and defy God face judgment. The same fate that silenced the music and celebration of Tyre amid its ruin meets modern proud Babylon and modern thrifty Tyre, warning not San Francisco in its earthquake wreck alone but New York, Chicago, and every other place forgetting and defying God.
Prophecy Against Tyre
Ezekiel 26:13 stands within the prophecy against Tyre foretelling its ruin, utter destruction and overthrow. It is numbered among the judgments pronounced upon the nations, and specifically upon Tyre and Sidon, testifying to the world's wrongdoing. Tyre was judged because it rejoiced over the destruction of Jerusalem and expected to enrich and prosper itself from that ruin. That judgment would be brought by Nebuchadnezzar, who would take Tyre and from Tyre proceed to conquer Jerusalem.
Tyre was the great commercial city of the world and the former metropolis of Phoenicia. The prophecy against it was given to plead with Israel to turn to God and to show how God brings down pride. As part of that destruction its former glory would come to an end, with the noise of its songs caused to cease and the sound of its harps heard no more. The silencing of song and harp music meant the joyful life and prosperity of the city would be brought to an end under judgment.
In detail the prophecy foretold that many nations would come up against Tyre like waves over time. Its songs and harp music would fall silent while the city itself would be made bare like a rock, a place in the midst of the sea for fishermen to spread their nets. Once the commercial center, it would never be rebuilt or reconstructed, and the cessation of its music belongs to that complete desolation.
Literally Fulfilled in History
The word spoken against Tyre in the height of her power nearly twenty-five hundred years ago has been literally fulfilled, and its fulfillment is evident today in the city's later desolation. The prophecy declared that as part of Tyre's destruction and judgment its former glory would end when the noise of its songs would be caused to cease and the sound of its harps would be no more heard. It stands among prophecies concerning other nations whose fulfillment is evident today, and Tyre's later condition shows this prediction was fulfilled.
The prophecy called for the Lord to bring many nations to come up against Tyre as the sea causes its waves to come up, to destroy its walls, break down its towers, and tread down all its streets with the hoofs of horses. It further called for scraping her dust from her to make her like the top of a rock to be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea, and for laying her stones and timber and dust in the midst of the water. That word was in part fulfilled by the work of Nebuchadnezzar in destroying the walls and breaking down the towers and treading down the streets, while the scraping of her dust to make her like a rock and the laying of her stones and timber and dust in the midst of the water remained then unfulfilled.
The silencing of its music belongs to the detailed prediction of complete destruction, in which the city would become a bare place where fishermen spread nets, never to be rebuilt or reconstructed. That desolation was accomplished through attacks by many nations over time and left the former commercial center unreconstructed. It stands fulfilled in the barren and desolate condition of the site of the old city on the seashore, distinct from the new town built on what was formerly an island now joined to the mainland by a narrow stretch of sand. Tyre's later condition is evidence that the prophetic Scriptures are divine.
Warning to Modern Cities
The warning against Tyre records its preliminary punishment for open, flaunting, God-defying wickedness. It stands as a lesson that cities and people that forget and defy God face judgment, as ancient Babylon and Tyre did. The silencing of songs and music shows that the city's joyful life and prosperity would be brought to an end as part of that judgment. The prophecy of Tyre's destruction is named among the judgments that testify to the world's wrongdoing.
The passage is applied to San Francisco laid low in earthquake wreck as a modern parallel to Tyre's fall. Verse 13 contributes the image of the city's music and celebration ceasing amid its ruin, when the noise of its songs is caused to cease and the sound of its harps shall be no more heard. The same fate meets modern proud and beautiful Babylon and modern thrifty Tyre.
Such calamity comes not as an avenging God but as the fruit of awful wickedness and the mercy of God. The warning stands not for San Francisco alone but for New York, Chicago, and every other place forgetting and defying God.
Ezekiel 26:13 belongs to the prophecy against Tyre foretelling its ruin, destruction and overthrow among the judgments on the nations. It declares that as part of that destruction the noise of songs would be caused to cease and the sound of harps would be heard no more, bringing the city's joyful life and prosperity to an end. The word spoken against Tyre in the height of her power has been literally fulfilled, and stands fulfilled today in the barren and desolate old site on the seashore left a bare rock for fishermen to spread nets, never to be rebuilt. That fulfillment is evidence that the prophetic Scriptures are divine, and the preliminary punishment of Tyre for open, flaunting, God-defying wickedness stands as a lesson that cities and people that forget and defy God face judgment. The same fate that silenced the music and celebration of Tyre amid its ruin meets modern proud Babylon and modern thrifty Tyre, warning not San Francisco in its earthquake wreck alone but New York, Chicago, and every other place forgetting and defying God.
Prophecy Against Tyre
Ezekiel 26:13 stands within the prophecy against Tyre foretelling its ruin, utter destruction and overthrow. It is numbered among the judgments pronounced upon the nations, and specifically upon Tyre and Sidon, testifying to the world's wrongdoing. Tyre was judged because it rejoiced over the destruction of Jerusalem and expected to enrich and prosper itself from that ruin. That judgment would be brought by Nebuchadnezzar, who would take Tyre and from Tyre proceed to conquer Jerusalem.
Tyre was the great commercial city of the world and the former metropolis of Phoenicia. The prophecy against it was given to plead with Israel to turn to God and to show how God brings down pride. As part of that destruction its former glory would come to an end, with the noise of its songs caused to cease and the sound of its harps heard no more. The silencing of song and harp music meant the joyful life and prosperity of the city would be brought to an end under judgment.
In detail the prophecy foretold that many nations would come up against Tyre like waves over time. Its songs and harp music would fall silent while the city itself would be made bare like a rock, a place in the midst of the sea for fishermen to spread their nets. Once the commercial center, it would never be rebuilt or reconstructed, and the cessation of its music belongs to that complete desolation.
Literally Fulfilled in History
The word spoken against Tyre in the height of her power nearly twenty-five hundred years ago has been literally fulfilled, and its fulfillment is evident today in the city's later desolation. The prophecy declared that as part of Tyre's destruction and judgment its former glory would end when the noise of its songs would be caused to cease and the sound of its harps would be no more heard. It stands among prophecies concerning other nations whose fulfillment is evident today, and Tyre's later condition shows this prediction was fulfilled.
The prophecy called for the Lord to bring many nations to come up against Tyre as the sea causes its waves to come up, to destroy its walls, break down its towers, and tread down all its streets with the hoofs of horses. It further called for scraping her dust from her to make her like the top of a rock to be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea, and for laying her stones and timber and dust in the midst of the water. That word was in part fulfilled by the work of Nebuchadnezzar in destroying the walls and breaking down the towers and treading down the streets, while the scraping of her dust to make her like a rock and the laying of her stones and timber and dust in the midst of the water remained then unfulfilled.
The silencing of its music belongs to the detailed prediction of complete destruction, in which the city would become a bare place where fishermen spread nets, never to be rebuilt or reconstructed. That desolation was accomplished through attacks by many nations over time and left the former commercial center unreconstructed. It stands fulfilled in the barren and desolate condition of the site of the old city on the seashore, distinct from the new town built on what was formerly an island now joined to the mainland by a narrow stretch of sand. Tyre's later condition is evidence that the prophetic Scriptures are divine.
Warning to Modern Cities
The warning against Tyre records its preliminary punishment for open, flaunting, God-defying wickedness. It stands as a lesson that cities and people that forget and defy God face judgment, as ancient Babylon and Tyre did. The silencing of songs and music shows that the city's joyful life and prosperity would be brought to an end as part of that judgment. The prophecy of Tyre's destruction is named among the judgments that testify to the world's wrongdoing.
The passage is applied to San Francisco laid low in earthquake wreck as a modern parallel to Tyre's fall. Verse 13 contributes the image of the city's music and celebration ceasing amid its ruin, when the noise of its songs is caused to cease and the sound of its harps shall be no more heard. The same fate meets modern proud and beautiful Babylon and modern thrifty Tyre.
Such calamity comes not as an avenging God but as the fruit of awful wickedness and the mercy of God. The warning stands not for San Francisco alone but for New York, Chicago, and every other place forgetting and defying God.