Verse Lens · Context pointer
Ezekiel 26:5 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 5. 5It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.
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Role in This Section
The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea” at Ezekiel 26:5 as a specific part of “Tyre's Gloating over Jerusalem Brings an Oracle.”
Read It With
- Ezekiel 26:1–6
Read Ezekiel 26:5 inside Ezekiel 26:1–6. The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea” at Ezekiel 26:5 as a specific part of “Tyre's Gloating over Jerusalem Brings an Oracle.” The complete unit establishes: Tyre imagines Jerusalem's fall opening commercial opportunity; God announces many nations like waves, stripped defenses, and ruined mainland settlements.
Why It Needs Context
The prophetic word through Ezekiel states or reports “It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea” at Ezekiel 26:5 as a specific part of “Tyre's Gloating over Jerusalem Brings an Oracle.” Its force depends on the complete movement and outcome of Ezekiel 26:1–6; the isolated line is connective rather than a complete teaching claim.
Continue in Context
The full thought-unit study remains the final contextual authority for this Verse Lens.
Read Ezekiel 26:1–6 — Tyre's Gloating over Jerusalem Brings an OracleSources 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 26:1–6, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
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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 26:1–6
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