A commentary upon the prophet Ezekiel . ChapterXXVI. CHAP. XXVI. The Argument. This and the following Chaffer with fart of theTwenty eighth, foretell the rDeftruBion of Tyreby Nebuchadnezzar, who took it after a thirteenfears Siege, (as Jofephus relates out 0/Philoftra-tus and the Phoenician Annals: See his x. c. 11. ad fin. contr. Appion. p. 1046.)and in the Thirty fecond Tear of Nebuchadnez-zar J- Reign according to the Babylonifh eAc-count. See the Note on Chap, xxix. 17. T5y rea-fon of which hard Service, every Head was madebald, and every Shoulder was peeled, as ourProphet [
A commentary upon the prophet Ezekiel . ChapterXXVI. CHAP. XXVI. The Argument. This and the following Chaffer with fart of theTwenty eighth, foretell the rDeftruBion of Tyreby Nebuchadnezzar, who took it after a thirteenfears Siege, (as Jofephus relates out 0/Philoftra-tus and the Phoenician Annals: See his x. c. 11. ad fin. contr. Appion. p. 1046.)and in the Thirty fecond Tear of Nebuchadnez-zar J- Reign according to the Babylonifh eAc-count. See the Note on Chap, xxix. 17. T5y rea-fon of which hard Service, every Head was madebald, and every Shoulder was peeled, as ourProphet [peaks Chap, xxix. 18. The fame Cala-mity is foretold by Ifaiah, Chap, xxiii. This Siegeforced the Inhabitants to remove their EffeBs in-to an Ifland half a Mile diftant from the Shore,where they built another City called New Learned Dr. Prideaux, in his ConnetJ. ofScript. Hift. Part 1. p. 91. and 484. hath obfer- upon EZEKIEL. 20 3 ve d, that this Trophecy of Ezekiel as well as the Cha pterformer one of Ifaiah, was fulfilled in the T>e- 0/Old Tyre, a City that flood upon the L^WJCotitinent, and which Nebuchadnezzar utterlydeflroyed: thd* he grants fome ExpreJJions in bothTrophefies are applicable only to the lafl Siegeof that City, when it was conquered by Alexanderthe Great. Vet*. 1. ffiSHSI^lfli N the Eleventh Tear in theVer. 1. Fir [I Day of the Month.]The particular Month notbeing named, fome fupply. the Word Fifth (as the WordFourth is fupplied, 2 Kjngsxxv. 3.) and understand it of the Month follow-ing the taking of Jerufalem, at whofe DefolationTyre rejoiced, Ver. 2. But as Archbifhop Ujberobferves adoA. M. 3416. the Fifth Month belongsto the Twelfth Year of Jehb¥ti%)n% Captivity. Sowe may more probably - • fte Expreflion-of the Firft Month of the Yea v of Evil- Merodacks Reign, 2 Kjngs \ igdy un- derftood by our Interpreters 1 • fear -uohen he begun to reig
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