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- Tyre, whose destruction by Nebuchadnezzar is here foretold, was a city of Phoenicia, on the shore of the Mediterranean, twenty-four miles south of Sidon, and thirty-two north of Accho or Ptolemais, according to the Antonine and Jerusalem Itineraries, about latitude 33 degrees 18 minutes north, longitude 35 degrees 10 minutes east. There were two cities of this name; one on the continent called Pale Tyrus, or Old Tyre, according to Strabo, thirty stadia south of the other, which was situated on an island, not above 700 paces from the main land, says Pliny. Old Tyre was taken by Nebuchadnezzar, after a siege of thirteen years, bc 573, which he so utterly destroyed, that it never afterwards rose higher than a village. But previous to this, the inhabitants had removed their effects to the island which afterwards became so famous by the name of Tyre, though now consisting only of about 800 dwellings. "For¹ thus¹ saithª° the LORDª Godª of Israelª unto¹ me; Takeª°¹ the wineª cupª of this¹ furyª at my hand,ª¹ and cause¹ all¹ the nations,ª to whom¹¹ I¹ sendª° thee, to drinkª° it." {Jer 25:15} + "And all¹ the kingsª of Tyrus,ª and all¹ the kingsª of Zidon,ª and the kingsª of the islesª which¹ [are] beyondª the sea,ª" {Jer 25:22} + "Because of¹ the dayª that comethª° to spoilª°¹ all¹ the Philistines,ª [and] to cut offª° from Tyrusª and Zidonª every¹ helperª° that remaineth:ª for¹ the LORDª will spoilª°¹ the Philistines,ª the remnantª of the countryª of Caphtor.ª" {Jer 47:4} + "And it came to pass¹ in the eleventhªª year,ª in the firstª [day] of the month,ª [that] the wordª of the LORDª came¹ unto¹ me, saying,ª° ... Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª When I shall have gatheredª°¹ the houseª of Israelª from¹ the peopleª among whom¹ they are scattered,ª° and shall be sanctifiedª° in them in the sightª of the heathen,ª then shall they dwellª° in¹ their landª that¹ I have givenª° to my servantª Jacob.ª" {Ezk 26:1-28:25} + "Yea,¹ and what¹ have ye¹ to do with me, O Tyre,ª and Zidon,ª and all¹ the coastsª of Palestine?ª will ye¹ renderª°¹ me a recompence?ª and if¹ ye¹ recompenseª°¹ me, swiftlyª [and] speedilyª will I returnª° your recompenceª upon your own head;ª ... And I will sellª°¹ your sonsª and your daughtersª into the handª of the childrenª of Judah,ª and they shall sellª° them to the Sabeans,ª to¹ a peopleª far off:ª for¹ the LORDª hath spokenª° [it]." {Jol 3:4-8} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD;ª For¹ threeª transgressionsª of Tyrus,ª and for¹ four,ª I will not¹ turn awayª° [the punishment] thereof; because¹ they delivered upª° the wholeª captivityª to Edom,ª and rememberedª° not¹ the brotherlyª covenant:ª ... But I will sendª° a fireª on the wallª of Tyrus,ª which shall devourª° the palacesª thereof." {Ams 1:9-10} + "And Hamathª also¹ shall borderª° thereby; Tyrus,ª and Zidon,ª though¹ it be veryª wise.ª°" {Zch 9:2} + "Behold,¹ the Lordª will cast her out,ª° and he will smiteª° her powerª in the sea;ª and she¹ shall be devouredª° with fire.ª" {Zch 9:4}
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