What is the meaning of Ezekiel 26:15? This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre • The verse opens by reminding us that the message comes straight from the Sovereign LORD, leaving no room for doubt or negotiation (Isaiah 23:1; Ezekiel 28:1–2). • Tyre, a proud and prosperous port city, had trusted in its wealth and strategic island defenses rather than in God (Ezekiel 27:3–4). • God’s direct address underscores His absolute right to judge the nations—no empire, however fortified, can escape His word (Jeremiah 25:22). Will not the coastlands quake • “Coastlands” points to other maritime peoples who traded with Tyre—Cyprus, Phoenician colonies, and distant ports across the Mediterranean (Ezekiel 27:35–36). • Their “quaking” pictures a chain reaction of fear: if mighty Tyre falls, who can stand? (Habakkuk 3:6; Jeremiah 49:21). • God’s judgments ripple outward; they are never isolated events (Psalm 97:4). at the sound of your downfall • Tyre’s collapse would be loud and unmistakable, like the crashing of a great ship (Ezekiel 27:27). • The fall is certain: “The LORD has spoken” (Isaiah 14:24). Human pride meets divine reality (Proverbs 16:18). • John later applies similar language to commercial Babylon, showing the timelessness of God’s principles (Revelation 18:9–11). when the wounded groan • The prophecy is not abstract; real people will suffer, and their cries will echo across the sea (Ezekiel 30:4, 24). • Groaning wounded expose the cost of sin-rooted arrogance—Tyre’s wealth could not buy immunity from pain (Jeremiah 51:52). • God hears every groan; no injustice or injury escapes His notice (Exodus 2:24). at the slaughter in your midst? • “Slaughter” highlights the completeness of judgment: Tyre will not merely be humbled but devastated (Ezekiel 28:7–8). • The question mark is rhetorical; the slaughter is certain, emphasizing the inevitability of divine retribution (Ezekiel 32:23). • For surrounding nations, Tyre’s fate is a sober warning: those who resist God’s rule invite similar ruin (Psalm 2:12). summary Ezekiel 26:15 portrays the LORD’s coming judgment on Tyre as an event so severe that distant coastlands will tremble. God’s word carries absolute authority, Tyre’s downfall will resound like a warning bell across the Mediterranean, and the suffering of the wounded will testify that pride and self-reliance cannot shield anyone from divine justice. |
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