Ezekiel 27

Ezekiel 27:1

2. The Dirge over Tyre (Chap. 27)27:1-9 Tyre is likened to a beautiful ship, luxurious in its construction, with materials in it from all over the world. Tyre was not a military force which conquered the world; the Tyrians were merchants. All kinds of merchandise and knowledge were exchanged for the sake of personal gain. This is commonly accepted, but all beauty and knowledge apart from the Lord Jesus is empty. If you gain the whole world, and lose your own soul, what will you give for your soul? 27:10-36 Tyre’s army, including soldiers from Persia, Lydia, and Libya, is described in verses 10 and 11. The vastness of its commerce in luxury goods is seen in verses 12-27a. But it was to be wrecked by an east wind (the Babylonians, vv. 26b, 27). The other nations would be convulsed by the fall of the city (vv. 28-36).