Ezekiel 27:36 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never {shalt be} any more. {a terror: Heb. terrors} {never...: Heb. shalt not be for ever}”

Ezekiel 27:36

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In the time {when} thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.

All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in {their} countenance.

The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never {shalt be} any more. {a terror: Heb. terrors} {never...: Heb. shalt not be for ever}

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Ezekiel 27:1

"The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,"

Ezekiel 27:2

"Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;"

Ezekiel 27:3

"And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, {which art} a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I {am} of perfect beauty. {of perfect...: Heb. perfect of beauty}"

Ezekiel 27:4

"Thy borders {are} in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. {midst: Heb. heart}"

Ezekiel 27:5

"They have made all thy {ship} boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. {made: Heb. built}"

Ezekiel 27:6

"{Of} the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches {of} ivory, {brought} out of the isles of Chittim. {the company...: or, they have made thy hatches of ivory well trodden} {company: Heb. daughter}"

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