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

34Now the sea has broken you into pieces. You have fallen to the bottom of the deep sea. All your valuable things and the people who worked in you lie at the bottom of the sea. 35The people who live on the coast of the sea are afraid, because of what has happened to you. Their kings shake with fear. Their faces look very sad. Traders from other nations keep away from you. A terrible thing has happened to you. It will be the end of you for ever.” ’

Ezekiel 27:36 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• The merchantsסָחַרsâchar · to tradeH5503
• among the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• shall hissשָׁרַקshâraq · to whistleH8319
• at thee; thou shalt be a terrorבַּלָּהָהballâhâh · terrorH1091
• any moreעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• any moreעַד‛ad · tillH5704

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:36

• Ezekiel 26:2‘Son of man, Tyre's people have said, “Good! An enemy has destroyed Jerusalem! Traders from that city went out to many nations. Now we will do that instead of them. We will become rich because Jerusalem is no longer a strong city.”
• 1 Kings 9:8This temple will became a heap of stones. Everyone who sees it will be very surprised. They will laugh about it! They will ask, “Why has the Lord destroyed this land and this temple?”
• Jeremiah 18:16So I will cause their land to become a terrible place. People will always see how disgusting my people are. Everybody who goes near there will be very surprised. They will shake their heads and they will insult my people.
• Jeremiah 19:8I will make this city a heap of stones. People will see how disgusting my people are. Everybody who goes near there will be very surprised. They will see all the terrible trouble that has happened to the city and they will insult it.
• Lamentations 2:15Everyone who goes by laughs at you. They are happy because you are sad. They see how the enemy has destroyed everything in Jerusalem. ‘Surely this cannot be the city that men called most beautiful,’ they say. ‘People have said that this city is the best city on earth.’
• Zephaniah 2:15All this will happen to that city, the proud city. That city's people said in their minds, ‘Here we are. We are greater than all the other people.’ But then, other people will destroy their city! Only bits of it will still be there. Then wild animals will come and they will lie down in it. People will see this. So any people who pass by the city will make noises with their lips. And they will hold their fists up. In this way, they will show that they think bad things about the city.
• Ezekiel 26:14Tyre will be a rock in the sea with no buildings on it. Men will dry their nets on it. Nobody will never build the city again. That is what I, the Almighty Lord, have said. So it will certainly happen!
• Psalms 37:10Evil people will soon be gone. You may look for them, but you will not find them.

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