Ezekiel 26:21I will make you a terror, and you shall no more have any being; though you are sought for, yet you will never be found again, says the Lord Yahweh.
The setting
Babylon, ~587 BC. Ezekiel concludes God's oracle with Tyre's complete erasure - not just death, but total obliteration from memory.
The emotion here: solemnly finalizing an irreversible divine verdict
The original word
ballahah (בַּלָּהָה) — terror, sudden destruction that causes panic and dread
Why it matters
Alexander the Great later fulfilled this by scraping mainland Tyre's ruins into the sea to build a causeway
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 26:21
The phrase 'sought for' implies people will actively search for Tyre but find nothing
Common misconceptionPeople think this proves God is merciless, but Ezekiel spent chapters calling Tyre to repentance before pronouncing this judgment.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 26:21
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 26:21 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 26:21 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, complete destruction. Notable phrases: make you a terror; never be found again. 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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