Ezekiel 27:26

Ezekiel 27:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.
• New International Version (NIV)Your oarsmen take you out to the high seas. But the east wind will break you to pieces far out at sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Your rowers have brought you out into the high seas. The east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the seas.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your oarsmen brought you into many waters, But the east wind broke you in the midst of the seas.

Context of Ezekiel 27:26

24They traded with you in choice fabrics and garments, in clothes of blue or violet and embroidered work, and in [treasures of] multi-colored damask and knotted carpets bound with tightly wound cords, which were among your merchandise. 25The ships of Tarshish were the caravans for your merchandise, And you [Tyre] were replenished and very glorious [heavily laden with an imposing fleet] In the heart of the seas. “Your rowers have brought you Into great and deep waters; The east wind has broken and shipwrecked you In the heart of the seas. 27Your riches, your wares, your merchandise Your oarsmen and your pilots, Your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise, And all your men of war who are with you, With all your company that is in your midst, Will sink in the heart of the seas On the day of your ruin. 28The pasture lands and the countryside will shake At the [piercing] sound of the [hopeless, wailing] cry of your pilots.

Ezekiel 27:26 word by word

בְּמַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ הֱבִיא֔וּךְ הַשָּׁטִ֖ים אֹתָ֑ךְ ר֚וּחַ הַקָּדִ֔ים שְׁבָרֵ֖ךְ בְּלֵ֥ב יַמִּֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy rowersשׁוּטshûţ · to rowH7751
• have broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• thee into greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• the eastקָדִיםqâdîym qâdim · eastH6921
• windרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• hath brokenשָׁבַרshâbar · to breakH7665
• thee in the midstלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• of the seasיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:26

• Ezekiel 26:19For thus says the Lord God, “When I make you a desolate city, like the cities which are not inhabited, when I bring up the deep over you and great waters cover you,
• Psalms 93:3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their pounding waves.
• Revelation 17:15Then the angel said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.
• Ezekiel 27:34Now you are shattered by the seas In the depths of the waters; Your merchandise and all your crew Have gone down with you.
• Psalms 48:7With the east wind You shattered the ships of Tarshish.
• Acts 27:14But soon afterward a violent wind, called Euraquilo [a northeaster, a tempestuous windstorm like a typhoon], came rushing down from the island;

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters - Tyre is still considered under the allegory of a ship; and all the vessels of different nations trading with her are represented as towing her into deep waters - bringing her into great affluence. But while in this state, a stormy east wind, or a destructive wind, meaning the Chaldeans, arises, and dashes her to pieces! See the ode from Horace, already quoted on Ezekiel 27:4; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26The east wind - Compare the marginal referenceRead the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-36Verses 26-36 The most mighty and magnificent kingdoms and states, sooner or later, come down. Those who make creatures their confidence, and rest their hopes upon them, will fall with them: happy are those who have the God of Jacob for their Help, and whose hope is in the Lord their God, who lives for ever. Those who engage in trade should learn to conduct their business according to God's word. Those who possess wealth should remember they are the Lord's…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26The rich merchant ship seemed impossible to sink. It was loaded with valuable goods and appeared strong and secure. But it could not stand against the strong east wind. This “east wind” represents the army of Babylon. The army would destroy Tyre, just as a powerful storm destroys a ship.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. In contrast to her previous greatness, her downfall is here, by a sudden transition, depicted under the image of a vessel foundering at sea. east wind--blowing from Lebanon, the most violent wind in the Mediterranean (Psa 48:7). A Levanter, as it is called. Nebuchadnezzar is meant. The "sea" is the war with him which the "rowers," or rulers of the state vessel, had "brought" it into, to its ruin.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:26

• Merchant

In the dictionaries

• East wind
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• Commerce
• Crafts
• Isaiah
• Phoenicia; Phoenicians

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings