Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:
Listen, Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon put his entire army through absolute hell besieging the city of Tyre. I'm talking heads rubbed raw from helmets, shoulders torn up from carrying heavy gear — they gave everything they had. But after all that grinding, all that sacrifice, they walked away with nothing to show for it.
Sometimes you can give your all and still come up empty-handed — that's just how it goes sometimes.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Ezekiel was written by the prophet Ezekiel to the Judean exiles living in Babylonia during the early 6th century BCE. It was written to explain that Babylon's long siege of Tyre would yield no plunder, and therefore, Egypt would be given to King Nebuchadnezzar as compensation.
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