The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
Ezekiel 27:28 belongs to the lament and prophecy against Tyre in Ezekiel 26-28, foretelling the utter destruction of Tyre and Sidon. Tyre was a wealthy maritime trading city and the commercial emporium of Phoenicia, whose ships were built of costly materials, whose mariners came from Sidon and Arvad and whose pilots were its own wise men, with merchants and goods from many lands filling its markets so that its trade enriched the kings of the earth. The verse depicts the settlements and lands around Tyre shaking at the sound of the cry of its pilots in distress as the city is destroyed. The downfall of such a proud, God-defying city brings terror beyond itself, as a judgment on the pride of nations and on open, defiant wickedness, and this warning applies also to modern cities that forget and defy God, including New York and Chicago. Its widespread traffic is a picture of the corrupt commercialism of modern Babylon that seeks wealth and power through trade and is humbled when Babylon falls, a lesson seen in that San Francisco stands by the sea with extensive commerce, shipping and riches, and in that calamities upon cities like Babylon warn other places and people.
Tyre's Commerce and Downfall
Ezekiel 27:28 belongs to the lament and prophecy against Tyre found in Ezekiel 26-28. It stands within the prophecies concerning other nations in Ezekiel 25 to 31 dealing with Ammon, Moab, Tyre, and Egypt. The chapter foretells the destruction of Tyre and Sidon. Tyre is destined to be utterly wiped out, in keeping with God's judgment against the pride of nations. Its fulfillment is evident today.
Tyre was a great merchant city and wealthy maritime trading city. It was the commercial emporium of Phoenicia and one of the greatest and most famous cities of the ancient world. This explains why men from Tyre brought goods to Jerusalem and traded on the Sabbath. San Francisco is like Tyre because it stands by the sea and has extensive commerce, shipping, and riches, with the surrounding account of earthquake and a city laid low giving the comparison a setting of disaster.
The chapter sets forth Tyre's extensive commerce and describes the great ancient city. Its ships and furnishings were made from costly materials, its mariners came from Sidon and Arvad, and its pilots were its own wise men. Merchants and goods from many lands filled its markets, and its trade enriched the kings of the earth. Its far-reaching trade and maritime commerce present a widespread traffic that pictures the corrupt commercialism of modern Babylon, which seeks wealth and power through trade and is ultimately humbled when Babylon falls.
The verse depicts the surrounding settlements trembling at the sound of the pilots' cries. It describes the people living along Tyre's coast trembling when they hear the pilots cry out as the city is destroyed. The suburbs and lands around Tyre shake when they hear the pilots' cry of distress. In this way the downfall of a proud, God-defying city brings terror beyond the city itself.
Warning to Modern Cities
Ezekiel 27:28 belongs to the warning against Tyre, where the lands around the city shake when they hear the cry of distress from its pilots, teaching that the downfall of a proud, God-defying city brings terror beyond the city itself. It is part of the prophecy against Tyre the great commercial city, which was destined to be utterly wiped out, in keeping with God's judgment against the pride of nations. Its preliminary punishments stand as an example of judgment brought on by open, defiant wickedness.
That warning against Tyre is a lesson about judgment on wicked cities that also applies to modern cities that forget and defy God. New York and Chicago are included among the cities to which the warning is directed. Its fulfillment is evident today, for it belongs to the prophecies against other nations in Ezekiel 25 to 31 concerning Ammon, Moab, Tyre, and Egypt.
San Francisco is like Tyre because it stands by the sea and has extensive commerce, shipping, and riches, with the surrounding account of earthquake and a city laid low giving the comparison a setting of disaster. Calamities that befall cities such as Babylon warn other places and people who forget and defy God, as the judgment of wicked cities in Ezekiel 27 teaches. Tyre's far-reaching trade and maritime commerce, with its widespread traffic, is a picture of the corrupt commercialism of modern Babylon, which seeks wealth and power through trade and is ultimately humbled when Babylon falls.
Ezekiel 27:28 belongs to the lament and prophecy against Tyre in Ezekiel 26-28, foretelling the utter destruction of Tyre and Sidon. Tyre was a wealthy maritime trading city and the commercial emporium of Phoenicia, whose ships were built of costly materials, whose mariners came from Sidon and Arvad and whose pilots were its own wise men, with merchants and goods from many lands filling its markets so that its trade enriched the kings of the earth. The verse depicts the settlements and lands around Tyre shaking at the sound of the cry of its pilots in distress as the city is destroyed. The downfall of such a proud, God-defying city brings terror beyond itself, as a judgment on the pride of nations and on open, defiant wickedness, and this warning applies also to modern cities that forget and defy God, including New York and Chicago. Its widespread traffic is a picture of the corrupt commercialism of modern Babylon that seeks wealth and power through trade and is humbled when Babylon falls, a lesson seen in that San Francisco stands by the sea with extensive commerce, shipping and riches, and in that calamities upon cities like Babylon warn other places and people.
Tyre's Commerce and Downfall
Ezekiel 27:28 belongs to the lament and prophecy against Tyre found in Ezekiel 26-28. It stands within the prophecies concerning other nations in Ezekiel 25 to 31 dealing with Ammon, Moab, Tyre, and Egypt. The chapter foretells the destruction of Tyre and Sidon. Tyre is destined to be utterly wiped out, in keeping with God's judgment against the pride of nations. Its fulfillment is evident today.
Tyre was a great merchant city and wealthy maritime trading city. It was the commercial emporium of Phoenicia and one of the greatest and most famous cities of the ancient world. This explains why men from Tyre brought goods to Jerusalem and traded on the Sabbath. San Francisco is like Tyre because it stands by the sea and has extensive commerce, shipping, and riches, with the surrounding account of earthquake and a city laid low giving the comparison a setting of disaster.
The chapter sets forth Tyre's extensive commerce and describes the great ancient city. Its ships and furnishings were made from costly materials, its mariners came from Sidon and Arvad, and its pilots were its own wise men. Merchants and goods from many lands filled its markets, and its trade enriched the kings of the earth. Its far-reaching trade and maritime commerce present a widespread traffic that pictures the corrupt commercialism of modern Babylon, which seeks wealth and power through trade and is ultimately humbled when Babylon falls.
The verse depicts the surrounding settlements trembling at the sound of the pilots' cries. It describes the people living along Tyre's coast trembling when they hear the pilots cry out as the city is destroyed. The suburbs and lands around Tyre shake when they hear the pilots' cry of distress. In this way the downfall of a proud, God-defying city brings terror beyond the city itself.
Warning to Modern Cities
Ezekiel 27:28 belongs to the warning against Tyre, where the lands around the city shake when they hear the cry of distress from its pilots, teaching that the downfall of a proud, God-defying city brings terror beyond the city itself. It is part of the prophecy against Tyre the great commercial city, which was destined to be utterly wiped out, in keeping with God's judgment against the pride of nations. Its preliminary punishments stand as an example of judgment brought on by open, defiant wickedness.
That warning against Tyre is a lesson about judgment on wicked cities that also applies to modern cities that forget and defy God. New York and Chicago are included among the cities to which the warning is directed. Its fulfillment is evident today, for it belongs to the prophecies against other nations in Ezekiel 25 to 31 concerning Ammon, Moab, Tyre, and Egypt.
San Francisco is like Tyre because it stands by the sea and has extensive commerce, shipping, and riches, with the surrounding account of earthquake and a city laid low giving the comparison a setting of disaster. Calamities that befall cities such as Babylon warn other places and people who forget and defy God, as the judgment of wicked cities in Ezekiel 27 teaches. Tyre's far-reaching trade and maritime commerce, with its widespread traffic, is a picture of the corrupt commercialism of modern Babylon, which seeks wealth and power through trade and is ultimately humbled when Babylon falls.