Ezekiel 26:20then will I bring you down with those who descend into the pit, to the people of old time, and will make you to dwell in the lower parts of the earth, in the places that are desolate of old, with those who go down to the pit, that you be not inhabited; and I will set glory in the land of the living:
The setting
Babylon, ~587 BC. Ezekiel describes Tyre's complete erasure from history, joining ancient forgotten civilizations in Sheol.
The emotion here: heavy-hearted at pronouncing eternal consequences
The original word
bor (בּוֹר) — the pit, often referring to Sheol, the realm of the dead
Why it matters
Ancient Tyre's mainland city was completely destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar after a 13-year siege
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 26:20
The 'people of old time' refers to civilizations so ancient they're forgotten by history
Common misconceptionThis isn't about hell as Christians understand it - Sheol was the shadowy underworld where all dead went, good and bad alike.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 26:20
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 26:20 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 26:20 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 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, sheol. Notable phrases: bring you down; descend into the pit. 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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