Thy riches
That vast mass of wealth Tyre had got by her trade and merchandise, were all lost, at once, and came to nought, which had been many years gathering; see ( Revelation 18:17 ) : and thy fairs;
to which there were such great resorts from all parts, and where such a prodigious traffic was carried on, were now interrupted by the siege, and put to an end upon the ruin of the city: thy merchandise;
the goods both imported and exported; the wares that were brought in from foreign parts, and sold in her, and what was taken from her in lieu of them; now nothing more of this kind; and what goods were in her, whether her own or others, were all lost and destroyed: thy mariners;
who were the inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad, ( Ezekiel 27:8 ) , these perished with her: and thy pilots;
who were the wisest, most skilful, and best learned in the art of navigation, and who were of the city itself, these were no more, ( Ezekiel 27:8 ) : thy calkers:
the wise and ancient men of Gebal, ( Ezekiel 27:9 ) : and the occupiers of the merchandise;
that traded in her markets and fairs, mentioned from ( Ezekiel 27:12-25 ) : and all thy men of war that are in thee:
to fight for her and defend her; the Persians, Lydiaus, and Lybians, the men of Arvad, and the Gammadims, ( Ezekiel 27:10 Ezekiel 27:11 ) : and in all thy company, which is in the midst of thee;
the great concourse of people, whether natives or foreigners: these all shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin:
the walls and banks being demolished, the sea broke in upon it, and washed all away in it, and left it a bare rock; see ( Ezekiel 26:4 Ezekiel 26:12 Ezekiel 26:14 ) .