Ezekiel 26:14I will make you a bare rock; you shall be a place for the spreading of nets; you shall be built no more: for I Yahweh have spoken it, says the Lord Yahweh.
The setting
Babylon, ~587 BC. Ezekiel describes Tyre's future as a bare rock where fishermen spread nets. This was specific — Tyre was built on an island...
The emotion here: steeled for delivering devastating but necessary judgment
The original word
tsachiyach (צְחִיחַ) — bare rock, sun-scorched stone with nothing growing
Why it matters
Alexander the Great literally scraped old Tyre into the sea to build a causeway to the island in 332 BC
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 26:14
The 'spreading of nets' was the final insult — turning a proud commercial port into a simple fishing spot
Common misconceptionThis sounds harsh, but Tyre had celebrated Jerusalem's destruction and profited from Jewish suffering. This is justice, not cruelty.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 26:14
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 26:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 26:14 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, finality, divine authority. Notable phrases: bare rock; built no more; I Yahweh have spoken. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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