Ezekiel 27:36

Ezekiel 27:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
• New International Version (NIV)The merchants among the nations scoff at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’ ”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; you have come to a dreadful end and shall be no more forever.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)The merchants among the peoples will hiss at you; You will become a horror, and be no more forever.’ ” ’ ”

Context of Ezekiel 27:36

34In the time that thou wast broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, thy merchandise and all thy company did fall in the midst of thee. 35All the inhabitants of the isles are astonished at thee, and their kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their countenance. The merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; thou art become a terror, and thou shalt nevermore have any being.

Ezekiel 27:36 word by word

סֹֽחֲרִים֙ בָּ֣עַמִּ֔ים שָׁרְק֖וּ עָלָ֑יִךְ בַּלָּה֣וֹת הָיִ֔ית וְאֵינֵ֖ךְ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• peoplesעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• hissשָׁרַקshâraq · to whistleH8319
• becomeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• terrorבַּלָּהָהballâhâh · terrorH1091

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:36

• Ezekiel 26:2Son of man, because that Tyre hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gate of the peoples; she is turned unto me; I shall be replenished, now that she is laid waste:
• 1 Kings 9:8And though this house is so high, yet shall every one that passeth by it be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath Jehovah done thus unto this land, and to this house?
• Jeremiah 18:16to make their land an astonishment, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and shake his head.
• Jeremiah 19:8And I will make this city an astonishment, and a hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
• Lamentations 2:15All that pass by clap their hands at thee; They hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men called The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
• Zephaniah 2:15This is the joyous city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none besides me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
• Ezekiel 26:14And I will make thee a bare rock; thou shalt be a place for the spreading of nets; thou shalt be built no more: for I Jehovah have spoken it, saith the Lord Jehovah.
• Psalms 37:10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: Yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and he shall not be.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Shall hiss at thee - שרקו shareku, shall shriek for thee. This powerfully expresses the sensation made on the feelings of the spectators on the shore when they saw the vessel swallowed up.Read 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. 36Tyre's former residents and trading partners mourn the loss of its way of life. This section, like the previous one, ends by stating that Tyre has met a terrible end and will no longer exist (compare Ezekiel 26:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3636. hiss--with astonishment; as in 1Ki 9:8.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:36

• Merchant

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• Commerce
• Crafts
• Isaiah
• Phoenicia; Phoenicians
• Ships and Boats

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