Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ezekiel 26:19 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 19. 19For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;
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Role in This Section
The prophetic lament supplies a stated reason through “For thus saith the Lord GOD” at Ezekiel 26:19 in “Coastlands Lament as Tyre Descends to the Deep.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 26:15–21
Read Ezekiel 26:19 with 26:15–21. By itself, “For thus saith the Lord GOD” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: Coastal rulers disrobe and tremble, sing a lament over the renowned seafaring city, and see it brought down with those of old into the pit.
Why It Needs Context
The verse is a premise, action, image, response, or transition within Ezekiel 26:15–21, not an independent maxim. The prophetic lament supplies a stated reason through “For thus saith the Lord GOD” at Ezekiel 26:19 in “Coastlands Lament as Tyre Descends to the Deep.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 26:15–21 — Coastlands Lament as Tyre Descends to the DeepSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
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USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 26:15–21, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 26:15–21
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