Ezekiel 27:32

Ezekiel 27:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
• New International Version (NIV)As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament concerning you: “Who was ever silenced like Tyre, surrounded by the sea?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)In their wailing they raise a lamentation for you and lament over you: 'Who is like Tyre, like one destroyed in the midst of the sea?
• New King James Version (NKJV)In their wailing for you They will take up a lamentation, And lament for you: ‘What city is like Tyre, Destroyed in the midst of the sea?

Context of Ezekiel 27:32

30Because of you, they raise their voices and cry out bitterly. They throw dust on their heads; they roll in ashes. 31They shave their heads because of you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They weep over you with deep anguish and bitter mourning. “‘In their wailing they lament for you, mourning over you: “Who was like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea? 33When your merchandise was unloaded from the seas, you satisfied many peoples. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and goods. 34Now you are wrecked by the sea in the depths of the waters; your goods and the people within you have gone down.

Ezekiel 27:32 word by word

וְנָשְׂא֨וּ אֵלַ֤יִךְ בְּנִיהֶם֙ קִינָ֔ה וְקוֹנְנ֖וּ עָלָ֑יִךְ מִ֣י כְצ֔וֹר כְּדֻמָ֖ה בְּת֥וֹךְ הַיָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And in their wailingנִיnîy · wailingH5204
• they shall take upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• a lamentationקִינָהqîynâh · dirgeH7015
• for thee, and lamentקִינֵןqûn · to chantH6969
• like Tyrusצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
• like the destroyedדֻּמָּהdûmmâh · destroyedH1822
• in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:32

• Ezekiel 27:2“Now, son of man, lament for Tyre.
• Ezekiel 26:17Then they will lament for you and say of you, ‘How you have perished, city of renown, you who were populated from the seas! She who was powerful on the sea, she and all of her inhabitants inflicted their terror.
• Lamentations 1:12Is this nothing to you, all you who pass by? Look and see! Is there any pain like mine, which was dealt out to me, which the Lord made me suffer on the day of his burning anger?
• Lamentations 2:13What can I say on your behalf? What can I compare you to, Daughter Jerusalem? What can I liken you to, so that I may console you, Virgin Daughter Zion? For your ruin is as vast as the sea. Who can heal you?
• Revelation 18:18as they watched the smoke from her burning and kept crying out, “Who was like the great city?”
• Ezekiel 27:26Your rowers have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the sea.
• Ezekiel 26:4They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and turn her into a bare rock.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32What city is like Tyrus - This, to the end of the chapter, is the lamentation.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. 1-36The second part of the prophet’s message to Tyre (see study note on Ezekiel 26:1–28:19) is a funeral song. The song compares Tyre’s past glory with its present loss. It connects with the previous chapter in several ways. Both speak directly to Tyre. Both describe Tyre as a gateway and a center of trade (see Ezekiel 26:1–2). Both end with the same message: Tyre has come to a terrible end and will exist no more (compare Ezekiel 26:21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. take up--lift up. the destroyed--a destroyed one. Literally, (as opposed to its previous bustle of thronging merchants and mariners, Eze 27:27), "one brought to death's stillness." in ... midst of ... sea--insular Tyre.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:32

• Merchant

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Lamentation
• Occupy
• Trade
• Commerce
• Crafts
• Isaiah

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