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Ezekiel 26:2
“Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord speaks through Ezekiel to the prophet in the eleventh month of the twelfth year of exile, addressing the city of Tyre for its reaction to Jerusalem's destruction.
The words — The Hebrew אָ֨מְרָה ('A.me.rah) translates literally as "it said," while צֹּ֤ר (tzor) names Tyre, anchoring the boastful declaration to that specific city.
The thread — This pattern of hostile triumph over a fallen people recurs in Ezekiel 36:2, where enemies claim ancient heights, and aligns with the judgment oracle against Tyre in Isaiah 23:1.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to see that celebrating another's ruin provokes immediate divine opposition, as God's response to the boast is direct confrontation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste:
Cross-references
- Isaiah 23:1 This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
- Jeremiah 25:22 all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
- Ezekiel 36:2 This is what the Lord GOD says: Because the enemy has said of you, ‘Aha! The ancient heights have become our possession,’
- Joel 3:4 Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.
- Joshua 19:29 The border then turned back toward Ramah as far as the fortified city of Tyre, turned toward Hosah, and came out at the Sea in the region of Achzib,
- 2 Samuel 5:11 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.
- Psalms 35:21 They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!”
- Psalms 40:15 May those who say to me, “Aha, aha!” be appalled at their own shame.
- Psalms 70:3 May those who say, “Aha, aha!” retreat because of their shame.
- Psalms 83:2 See how Your enemies rage, how Your foes have reared their heads.