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Ezekiel 26 — Sermon Preparation
Because Tyre gloated over Jerusalem's fall, God announces that Nebuchadnezzar will besiege and lay it waste like a bare rock. Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 26, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Ezekiel 26 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְהֹוִה | Yᵉhôvih | H3069 | 7 | |
| אֲדֹנָי | ʼĂdônây | H136 | 7 | Lord |
| צֹר | Tsôr | H6865 | 5 | Tsor |
| יָם | yâm | H3220 | 6 | sea, large body of water |
| נָתַן | nâthan | H5414 | 8 | give, put |
| יָשַׁב | yâshab | H3427 | 7 | sit, dwell |
| יָרַד | yârad | H3381 | 5 | descend, go downwards |
How preachers through history handled this text
2 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 26, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“XXVI The sin of Tyre, ver. 1, 2. The utter destruction of it, ver. 3- 14. The astonishment of the neighbouring nations, ver. 15-21. 1. In the eleventh year - Of Jechoniah's captivity, the year wherein Jerusalem was taken. The month - That month which followed the taking of Jerusalem. 2. Because - Probably God revealed this to the prophet as soon as these insulting Tyrians spoke it. The gates - The great mart of nations, people from all parts. She is turned - The trading interest will turn to me. 4. Scrape - I will leave thee nothing; …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Ezekiel 26:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Tyre— Ezek 26:15
- Jerusalem— Ezek 26:2
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