HesekielKapitel 26

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In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:

Son of man, because Tyre said of Jerusalem, "Aha! The gateway of the peoples is shattered; it has swung open to me. Now that she lies in ruins, I will be filled,"

therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I am against you, Tyre. I will raise many nations against you, as the sea raises its waves.

They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down her towers. I will scrape away her rubble and leave her a bare rock.

Out in the sea she will become a place for spreading nets, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. She will become plunder for the nations,

and her daughter villages on the mainland will be put to the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.

For this is what the Lord GOD says: I am bringing against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with horsemen and a vast army.

He will put your daughter villages on the mainland to the sword. He will set up siegeworks against you, raise a ramp against you, and lift his shields against you.

He will drive his battering rams against your walls and break down your towers with his iron tools.

His horses will be so many that their dust will cover you. Your walls will shake at the noise of horsemen, wheels, and chariots when he enters your gates as men enter a city whose walls are breached.

With the hooves of his horses he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will topple to the ground.

They will plunder your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will break down your walls and demolish your fine houses, and they will throw your stones, your timber, and your rubble into the water.

I will silence the noise of your songs, and the music of your harps will be heard no more.

I will make you a bare rock; you will become a place for spreading nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I the LORD have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.

This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan and the slaughter rages within you?

Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones, lay aside their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed in terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled at you.

They will raise this lament over you: "How you have perished, city of renown, peopled by seafarers! You and your citizens were a power on the sea, spreading your terror over all who lived there.

Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; the islands of the sea are terrified at your passing."

For this is what the Lord GOD says: When I make you a desolate city, like cities no longer inhabited, when I bring the deep up over you and the vast waters cover you,

then I will bring you down with those who go down to the pit, to the people of long ago. I will make you dwell in the earth below, among ancient ruins, with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not return or take your place in the land of the living.[^1]

I will bring you to a horrible end, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but you will never be found again, declares the Lord GOD.

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Kapitel 26

Main Theme: God's judgment against Tyre for their schadenfreude and greed at the fall of Jerusalem.

Content: God declares that He will send many nations against Tyre, led by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, because the city rejoiced over Jerusalem's destruction and hoped to profit from it. The city will be besieged, its walls torn down, and it will become a bare rock where fishermen spread their nets to dry. The princes of the coastal lands will tremble and sing a lament over the fall of the mighty sea city, and Tyre will be brought down to the realm of the dead, never to be rebuilt again.

Key Words/Images:

Bare mountain/rock foundation: Tyre will be stripped down to bare rock – an image of total destruction and humiliation.
The sea and waves: God will raise up nations against Tyre like the waves of the sea – symbolizing irresistible judgment.
Lament (qinah): The coastal princes sing a funeral song – showing Tyre's significance and the height from which it fell.
The grave/the realm of the dead: Tyre is brought down to those who go into the grave – expressing final and irreversible ruin.

Historisk kontext

Places

Tyre (צֹר)

Tyre was the target of the judgment prophecy in this chapter. The dating in verse 1 ("in the eleventh year, on the first day of the month") places the prophecy around 587–586 BC, the same period as the siege and fall of Jerusalem. Tyre's mocking reaction to Jerusalem's downfall (v. 2) – "The gate of the nations is broken; it has turned to me; I shall be filled now that she lies in ruins" – reveals the city's commercial interest in Jerusalem's destruction.

Events and Customs

Nebuchadnezzar's Siege

The prophecy names Nebuchadnezzar (נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר) as God's instrument against Tyre (v. 7), called "king of kings" (מֶ֣לֶךְ מְלָכִ֑ים). The description of siege equipment – siegeworks (דָּיֵק), ramps (סֹֽלְלָה), and shields (צִנָּה) in verses 8–9 – reflects standard Babylonian siege techniques. Historically, Nebuchadnezzar carried out a prolonged siege of Tyre (approximately 586–573 BC).

Mourning Rituals Among Coastal Rulers

Verses 15–18 describe how the "princes of the sea" (נְשִׂיאֵי הַיָּם) descend from their thrones, remove their robes of splendor and embroidered garments (בִּגְדֵ֥י רִקְמָתָ֖ם), and sit on the ground trembling (חֲרָד֤וֹת יִלְבָּ֙שׁוּ֙). These were established mourning rituals in the ancient Near East – sitting on the ground symbolized deep grief and humiliation.

Key Terms

"The Gate of the Nations" (דַּלְת֥וֹת הָעַמִּ֖ים)

Tyre's declaration that "the gates of the nations" are broken (v. 2) refers to Jerusalem as a hub for trade routes. With Jerusalem destroyed, Tyre expected to profit from the situation – a cynical motive behind their gloating.

"A Bare Rock" (לִצְחִ֣יחַ סֶ֗לַע)

The expression "bare rock" or "naked cliff" (vv. 4, 14) describes total destruction – the city was to be so completely wiped out that only the bare rock would remain, fit only for spreading fishing nets on (מִשְׁטַ֤ח חֲרָמִים֙).

The Grave and the Abyss (בּוֹר / תְּהוֹם)

Verses 19–21 use the motif of the underworld: Tyre will sink down to "the pit" (בּוֹר) and "the abyss" (תְּהוֹם), dwelling in "the depths of the earth" (אֶ֨רֶץ תַּחְתִּיּ֜וֹת) together with "the people of old" (עַ֣ם עוֹלָ֗ם). This picture of cosmic downfall underscores the total and final character of the judgment.

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Tyre — An ancient Phoenician city located on an island off the coast of present-day Lebanon. The book prophesies its destruction.
Prophecy — A divinely inspired prediction or message delivered through a prophet.
Ezekiel — A Hebrew prophet and the author of the Book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament, who conveys God's messages and judgments.
Nebuchadnezzar — King of Babylon who reigned from 605 BC to 562 BC. He is mentioned in the book of Ezekiel as God's instrument for destroying Tyre.
Destruction — The act of completely tearing down or ruining something, which in this case refers to the city of Tyre.
Rebuilding — The process of constructing again what has been destroyed. In Ezekiel 26 it is prophesied that Tyre will never be rebuilt after its destruction.