Ezekiel 25:15-21

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+title = "Ezekiel 26:15–21"
+date = "2023-05-13"
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+### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Ezekiel26.15-21)
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+Tyre was a famous and rich city. When Solomon built the temple of the Lord, the
+cedar and cypress wood that was used in its construction was purchased from
+Tyre. These came from the famous cedars of Lebanon, which are mentioned many
+times in the Psalms. Now, though, the riches of that city are being laid to
+waste, and the princes who enjoyed it mourn for their losses in the great
+desolation.
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+The lament these princes raise over Tyre tells us that the city employed a
+powerful navy and certainly extended influence over the waters of the eastern
+Mediterranean Sea. The political fallout from their destruction would spread
+from port to port, while piracy almost certainly made the sea more dangerous in
+the years following the siege.
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+The Lord declares to Tyre that He will bring the waters of death over their
+heads, a metaphor that is particularly frightening to seafarers. Great waters
+and "the pit" are common symbols for death and the realm of the dead in the
+Bible. The city's inhabitants will be completely removed from the land of the
+living, and they will not be found again. Since the island itself did not sink
+into the sea, we can conclude that wasn't what was meant. Cities are made of
+people, and it is the people in it that are discussed here.
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+You orchestrate every world event to Your purposes. There is no power that can
+withstand You.