He has stretched out his hand over the sea; he has shaken the kingdoms; the LORD has given commandment concerning Canaan to destroy its strongholds, establishing God's sovereignty over sea, land, and kingdoms, and specifying that Canaan and its strongholds—including Tyre—are the targets of divine judgment. The stretching out of hand and shaking of kingdoms invoke images of divine power operating at cosmic scale. The commandment to destroy strongholds establishes that the judgment is deliberate and purposeful, not accidental or incidental. The connection of Tyre to Canaan establishes its role within the history of Israel's land and covenant, suggesting that the judgment of Tyre relates to the larger narrative of Israel's occupation and the nations encountered there.

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