Ezekiel 27:30

Ezekiel 27:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:
• New International Version (NIV)They will raise their voice and cry bitterly over you; they will sprinkle dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and shout aloud over you and cry out bitterly. They cast dust on their heads and wallow in ashes;
• New King James Version (NKJV)They will make their voice heard because of you; They will cry bitterly and cast dust on their heads; They will roll about in ashes;

Context of Ezekiel 27:30

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, And they will make their voice heard over you And will cry bitterly. They will cast dust on their heads, They will wallow in ashes. 31Also they will make themselves bald for you And gird themselves with sackcloth; And they will weep for you in bitterness of soul With bitter mourning. 32Moreover, in their wailing they will take up a lamentation for you And lament over you: ‘Who is like Tyre, Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea?

Ezekiel 27:30 word by word

וְהִשְׁמִ֤יעוּ עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ בְּקוֹלָ֔ם וְיִזְעֲק֖וּ מָרָ֑ה וְיַעֲל֤וּ עָֽפָר֙ עַל־רָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔ם בָּאֵ֖פֶר יִתְפַּלָּֽשׁוּ׃Read the interlinear

• makeשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• their voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: proclaimH8085
• overעַל‛al · uponH5921
• And will cryזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• bitterlyמַרmar mârâh · bitterH4751
• castעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: establishH5927
• dustעָפָר‛âphâr · dustH6083
• on their headsרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• wallowפָּלַשׁpâlash · to wallowH6428
• in ashesאֵ֫פֶר'êpher · ashesH665

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:30

• Ezekiel 27:31Also they will make themselves bald for you And gird themselves with sackcloth; And they will weep for you in bitterness of soul With bitter mourning.
• Ezekiel 26:17They will take up a lamentation over you and say to you, ‘How you have perished, O inhabited one, From the seas, O renowned city, Which was mighty on the sea, She and her inhabitants, Who imposed her terror On all her inhabitants!
• Isaiah 23:1The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, For Tyre is destroyed, without house or harbor; It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus.
• Revelation 18:9“And the kings of the earth, who committed acts of immorality and lived sensuously with her, will weep and lament over her when they see the smoke of her burning,
• 1 Samuel 4:12Now a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes torn and dust on his head.
• 2 Samuel 1:2On the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn and dust on his head. And it came about when he came to David that he fell to the ground and prostrated himself.
• Job 2:12When they lifted up their eyes at a distance and did not recognize him, they raised their voices and wept. And each of them tore his robe and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky.
• Lamentations 2:10The elders of the daughter of Zion Sit on the ground, they are silent. They have thrown dust on their heads; They have girded themselves with sackcloth. The virgins of Jerusalem Have bowed their heads to the ground.
• Revelation 18:19And they threw dust on their heads and were crying out, weeping and mourning, saying, ‘Woe, woe, the great city, in which all who had ships at sea became rich by her wealth, for in one hour she has been laid waste!’
• Esther 4:1When Mordecai learned all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city and wailed loudly and bitterly.
• Job 2:8And he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.
• Job 42:6Therefore I retract, And I repent in dust and ashes.”
• Jeremiah 6:26O daughter of my people, put on sackcloth And roll in ashes; Mourn as for an only son, A lamentation most bitter. For suddenly the destroyer Will come upon us.
• Jeremiah 25:34Wail, you shepherds, and cry; And wallow in ashes, you masters of the flock; For the days of your slaughter and your dispersions have come, And you will fall like a choice vessel.
• Jonah 3:6When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he arose from his throne, laid aside his robe from him, covered himself with sackcloth and sat on the ashes.
• Micah 1:10Tell it not in Gath, Weep not at all. At Beth-le-aphrah roll yourself in the dust.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:30

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30Shall cry bitterly - All that were on the land, seeing this dreadful sight, a gallant ship perishing with all her men and goods, are represented as setting up a dismal cry at this heart-rending sight. But what must they have felt who were on board? Reader, wert thou ever shipwrecked? Wert thou ever in a hurricane on a lee rocky shore, where the helm had lost its power, and the sails were rendered useless? Dost thou remember that apparently last moment…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. 3030. against thee--rather, "concerning thee."Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:30

• Merchant
• Mourning

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• Ashes
• Commerce
• Crafts
• Dust
• 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