Ezekiel 11:17

11:17 “Therefore say: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: When I regather you from the peoples and assemble you from the lands where you have been dispersed, I will give you back the country of Israel.’

Ezekiel 26:2

26:2 “Son of man, because Tyre ¹  has said about Jerusalem, ²  ‘Aha, the gateway of the peoples is broken; it has swung open to me. I will become rich, ³  now that she ⁴  has been destroyed,’

Ezekiel 27:3

27:3 Say to Tyre, who sits at the entrance ⁵  of the sea, ⁶  merchant to the peoples on many coasts, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘O Tyre, you have said, “I am perfectly beautiful.”

Ezekiel 32:3

32:3 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘I will throw my net over you ⁷  in the assembly of many peoples;

and they will haul you up in my dragnet.

Ezekiel 32:10

32:10 I will shock many peoples with you,

and their kings will shiver with horror because of you.

When I brandish my sword before them,

every moment each one will tremble for his life, on the day of your fall.

Ezekiel 36:15

36:15 I will no longer subject you to ⁸  the nations’ insults; no longer will you bear the shame of the peoples, and no longer will you bereave ⁹  your nation, declares the sovereign Lord.’”

Ezekiel 38:6

38:6 They are joined by ¹⁰  Gomer with all its troops, and by Beth Togarmah from the remote parts of the north with all its troops – many peoples are with you. ¹¹ 

Ezekiel 38:9

38:9 You will advance; ¹²  you will come like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the earth, you, all your troops, and the many other peoples with you.

Ezekiel 38:15

38:15 and come from your place, from the remote parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great company and a vast army.

Ezekiel 38:22

38:22 I will judge him with plague and bloodshed. I will rain down on him, his troops and the many peoples who are with him a torrential downpour, hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

Ezekiel 39:27

39:27 When I have brought them back from the peoples and gathered them from the countries of their enemies, I will magnify myself among them in the sight of many nations.

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¹ sn Tyre was located on the Mediterranean coast north of Israel.

² map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

³ tn Heb “I will be filled.”

⁴ sn That is, Jerusalem.

⁵ tn Heb “entrances.” The plural noun may reflect the fact that Tyre had two main harbors.

⁶ sn Rome, another economic power, is described in a similar way in Rev 17:1.

⁷ tn The expression “throw my net” is common in Ezekiel (12:13; 17:20; 19:8).

⁸ tn Heb “cause you to hear.”

⁹ tc The MT reads תַכְשִׁלִי (takhshiliy), a metathesis for תַשְׁכִלִי (tashkhiliy) from the root שָׁכַל (shakhal) which is used in each of the previous verses.

¹⁰ tn The words “they are joined by” are added in the translation for purposes of English style.

¹¹ sn The seven-nation coalition represents the north (Meshech, Tubal, Gomer, Beth-Togarmah), the south/west (Ethiopia, Put) and the east (Persia). The use of the sevenfold list suggests completeness. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:441.

¹² tn Heb “go up.”