There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish , and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
My Notes
Commentary
Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.
Gill's Exposition
Did not your fathers thus,.... Profane the sabbath in like manner:
and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon our city? suffered them to be carried captive into a strange land, and…
Barnes' Notes
Friendly relations subsisted between the Phoenicians and the Jews, after the captivity Ezr 3:7. It was, however, a new fact, and one pregnant with evil consequences, that the Tyrians should have…
Here is another instance of that blessed reformation in which Nehemiah was so active. He revived sabbath-sanctification, and maintained the authority of the fourth commandment; and a very good deed…
Cambridge Bible
Traffic on the Sabbath.
therein i.e. in the city.
which brought fish R.V. which brought in fish. These would be the salted and dried fish from the Mediterranean, cf. Neh 3:3.
ware i.e. anything…