Ezekiel 26:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.

By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee - so thick shall be the "dust" stirred up by the immense numbers of "horses," that it shall "cover" the whole city as a cloud.

Thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen ... and of the chariots. As in Ezekiel 26:3-5, New Tyre, on the insular rock in the sea (cf. Isaiah 23:2; Isaiah 23:4; Isaiah 23:6), is referred to; so here, in Ezekiel 26:9-11, Old Tyre on the mainland. Both are included in the prophecies under one name.

And of wheels. Fairbairn thinks here, and in Ezekiel 23:24, as "the wheels" are distinct from the "chariots," some wheelwork for riding on, or for the operations of the siege, are meant.

Ezekiel 26:10

10 By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.