New American Standard Bible 1995
Ezekiel 27:27
27Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise, Your sailors and your pilots, Your repairers of seams, your dealers in merchandise And all your men of war who are in you, With all your company that is in your midst, Will fall into the heart of the seas On the day of your overthrow.
Ezekiel 27:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.
- New International Version (NIV)Your wealth, merchandise and wares, your mariners, sailors and shipwrights, your merchants and all your soldiers, and everyone else on board will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your shipwreck.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners and your pilots, your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you, with all your crew that is in your midst, sink into the heart of the seas on the day of your fall.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Your riches, wares, and merchandise, Your mariners and pilots, Your caulkers and merchandisers, All your men of war who are in you, And the entire company which is in your midst, Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin.
Context of Ezekiel 27:27
25The ships of Tarshish were the carriers for your merchandise. And you were filled and were very glorious In the heart of the seas. 26“Your rowers have brought you Into great waters; The east wind has broken you In the heart of the seas. Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise, Your sailors and your pilots, Your repairers of seams, your dealers in merchandise And all your men of war who are in you, With all your company that is in your midst, Will fall into the heart of the seas On the day of your overthrow. 28At the sound of the cry of your pilots The pasture lands will shake. 29All who handle the oar, The sailors and all the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships; They will stand on the land,
Read all of Ezekiel 27Ezekiel 27:27 word by word
הוֹנֵךְ֙ וְעִזְבוֹנַ֔יִךְ מַעֲרָבֵ֕ךְ מַלָּחַ֖יִךְ וְחֹבְלָ֑יִךְ מַחֲזִיקֵ֣י בִדְקֵ֣ך וְֽעֹרְבֵ֣י מַ֠עֲרָבֵךְ וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י מִלְחַמְתֵּ֜ךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֗ךְ וּבְכָל־קְהָלֵךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּתוֹכֵ֔ךְ יִפְּלוּ֙ בְּלֵ֣ב יַמִּ֔ים בְּי֖וֹם מַפַּלְתֵּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
- Your wealthהוֹןhôn · substanceH1952
- your waresעִזָּבוֹן‛izzâbôn · wareH5801
- your merchandiseמַעֲרָבma‛ărâb · merchandiseH4627
- Your sailorsמַלָּחmallâch · marinerH4419
- and your pilotsחֹבֵלchôbêl · pilotH2259
- Your repairersחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- of seamsבֶּ֫דֶקbedeq · breachH919
- your dealersעָרַב‛ârab · to pledgeH6148
- And allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- your menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- of warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
- whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- your companyקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
- that is in your midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
- Will fallנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
- into the heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- of the seasיָםyâm · seaH3220
- On the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of your overthrowמַפֶּ֫לֶתmappeleth · carcassH4658
Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:27
- Ezekiel 27:7Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt So that it became your distinguishing mark; Your awning was blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah.
- Ezekiel 26:12Also they will make a spoil of your riches and a prey of your merchandise, break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses, and throw your stones and your timbers and your debris into the water.
- Proverbs 11:4Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness delivers from death.
- Revelation 18:11“And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more--
- Ezekiel 26:14I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place for the spreading of nets. You will be built no more, for I the Lord have spoken,” declares the Lord God.
- Ezekiel 27:26“Your rowers have brought you Into great waters; The east wind has broken you In the heart of the seas.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Thy riches - This vast ship, laden with all kinds of valuable wares, and manned in the best manner, being wrecked, all her valuables, sailors, officers, etc., went to the bottom.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27All who have been enumerated as sharing in, and constituting, the glory of Tyre are now recounted as partakers in her wreck.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. 2727. The detailed enumeration implies the utter completeness of the ruin. and in all thy company--"even with all thy collected multitude" [Henderson].Read the comment
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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
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