Ezekiel 26:17-18

Ezekiel 26:17-18

[17] And they shall take up  a lamentation  for thee, and say  to thee, How art thou destroyed,  that wast inhabited  of seafaring men,  the renowned  city,  which wast strong  in the sea,  she and her inhabitants,  which cause  their terror  to be on all that haunt  it! [18] Now shall the isles  tremble  in the day  of thy fall;  yea, the isles  that are in the sea  shall be troubled  at thy departure. 

What does Ezekiel 26:17-18 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

They would lament Tyre"s fate and bemoan the destruction of such a mighty sea power, and they would acknowledge their own fear at the fall of Tyre. This brief lament is in the characteristic qinah or funeral dirge rhythm described previously. The Tyrians had rejoiced over Jerusalem"s fall ( Ezekiel 26:2), but these vassals demonstrated more wisdom by recognizing that the fall of Tyre meant judgment for them.