Ezekiel 28:21

"The LORD’s word came to me, saying,"

Key Reflection

This phrase indicates that God is about to communicate a significant message or prophecy through the prophet Ezekiel. It sets the stage for divine revelation, highlighting the authoritative and sacred nature of what follows, which in this case predicts judgment and calamity coming upon a particular location or people.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Prophecy against Zidon. Zidon (mod. Saida) was more ancient than Tyre and was the original metropolis of PhoeniciaGenesis 10:19, but in the times of Phoenician greatness it ever played a subordinate part. Only onceJudges 10:12do we find the “Zidonians” in conflict with Israel. The evil which they did was the seducing them to idolatry (compareEzekiel 28:24), as in the case of Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians1 Kings 16:31. The capture of Tyre by Nebuchadnezzar increased the importance of Zidon, which was a wealthy and flourishing town when Artaxerxes Ochus destroyed it.

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