Oracles concerning Tyre and its rulers
Chs. 26-28 Tyre, the preeminent maritime power of the ancient world, joined Judah
in revolt against Babylon (Jer 27.3).
The Phoenician city of Tyre was an island until its conquest in 332 BCE by
Alexander the Great, who built an earthen corridor through the water to assault the city by land.
Shortly after his conquest of Jerusalem, Nebuchadnezzar laid siege to Tyre for 13 years but was never able to conquer it.
Read Ezekiel 26.1-21 Four oracles concerning the destruction of Tyre.
In verse 1 the eleventh year ... the first day of the month: 587 BCE, shortly after the fall of Jerusalem.
In verses 2-6 Ezekiel's indictment and sentencing of Tyre presupposes that the city was a commercial rival to Judah.
Gateway of the peoples, literally "gateways," indicates Judah's role in controlling inland trade routes.
Bare rock ("sela" or "rock" in Hebrew) plays upon Hebrew name "Sor" (Tyre), which means "rock."
Daughter-towns designates nearby town s that were subsidiary to Tyre.
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