Ezekiel 26:21
"then I will bring you down with those who descend into the pit, to the people of old time, and will make you dwell in the lower parts of the earth, in the places that are desolate of old, with those who go down to the pit, that you be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the land of the living."
Key Reflection
In Ezekiel 26:21, God predicts the destruction and desolation of Tyre, a powerful city-state in ancient Phoenicia. The original audience would have understood this as a vivid portrayal of judgment, where Tyre would be reduced to a state comparable to that of ancient, long-abandoned ruins. The imagery of being "brought down" with those who descend into the pit and dwelling among desolate places conveys a sense of complete and enduring ruin, emphasizing the city’s future fate as a place no longer inhabited, but rather a haunt for the dead and forgotten.
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