New English Translation
Ezekiel 26:15
15“This is what the sovereign Lord says to Tyre: Oh, how the coastlands will shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, at the massive slaughter in your midst!
Ezekiel 26:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?
- New International Version (NIV)“This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Tyre: Will not the coastlands tremble at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan and the slaughter takes place in you?
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: Will not the coastlands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when slaughter is made in your midst?
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Thus says the Lord God to Tyre: ‘Will the coastlands not shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded cry, when slaughter is made in the midst of you?
Context of Ezekiel 26:15
13I will silence the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more. 14I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place where fishing nets are spread. You will never be built again, for I, the Lord, have spoken, declares the sovereign Lord. “This is what the sovereign Lord says to Tyre: Oh, how the coastlands will shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, at the massive slaughter in your midst! 16All the princes of the sea will vacate their thrones. They will remove their robes and strip off their embroidered clothes; they will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground; they will tremble continually and be shocked at what has happened to you. 17They will sing this lament over you: “‘How you have perished – you have vanished from the seas, O renowned city, once mighty in the sea, she and her inhabitants, who spread their terror!
Read all of Ezekiel 26Ezekiel 26:15 word by word
כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה לְצ֑וֹר הֲלֹ֣א׀ מִקּ֣וֹל מַפַּלְתֵּ֗ךְ בֶּאֱנֹ֨ק חָלָ֜ל בֵּהָ֤רֵֽג הֶ֙רֶג֙ בְּתוֹכֵ֔ךְ יִרְעֲשׁ֖וּ הָאִיִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
- Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
- to Tyrusצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
- Shall not the islesאִי'îy · coastlandH339
- shakeרָעַשׁrâ‛ash · to shakeH7493
- at the soundקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
- of thy fallמַפֶּ֫לֶתmappeleth · carcassH4658
- when the woundedחָלָלchâlâl · slain: woundedH2491
- cryאָנַק'ânaq · to groanH602
- when the slaughterהֶ֫רֶגhereg · slaughterH2027
- is madeהָרַגhârag · to killH2026
- in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
Cross-references for Ezekiel 26:15
- Ezekiel 26:18Now the coastlands will tremble on the day of your fall; the coastlands by the sea will be terrified by your passing.’
- Ezekiel 27:28At the sound of your captains’ cry the waves will surge;
- Ezekiel 31:16I made the nations shake at the sound of its fall, when I threw it down to Sheol, along with those who descend to the pit. Then all the trees of Eden, the choicest and the best of Lebanon, all that were well-watered, were comforted in the earth below.
- Ezekiel 32:10I will shock many peoples with you, and their kings will shiver with horror because of you. When I brandish my sword before them, every moment each one will tremble for his life, on the day of your fall.
- Isaiah 2:19They will go into caves in the rocky cliffs and into holes in the ground, trying to escape the dreadful judgment of the Lord and his royal splendor, when he rises up to terrify the earth.
- Jeremiah 49:21The people of the earth will quake when they hear of their downfall. Their cries of anguish will be heard all the way to the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Hebrews 12:26Then his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven too.”
Commentaries on Ezekiel 26:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15The isles shake at the sound of thy fall - All those which had traded with this city, which was the grand mart, and on which they all depended. Her ruin involved them all, and caused general wailing.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 The effect of the fall of Tyre. Ezekiel 26:16 Clothe themselves with trembling - Mourners change their bright robes for sad garments. Ezekiel 26:17 Of seafaring men - literally, “from the seas,” i. e., occupied by men who come from the seas. Tyre was an inhabited city rising from out of the sea. Ezekiel 26:20 Compare Isaiah 14:9. The image used by Isaiah and Jeremiah of Babylon is by Ezekiel applied to Tyre, as if to show that Tyre and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 See how high, how great Tyre had been. See how low Tyre is made. The fall of others should awaken us out of security. Every discovery of the fulfilment of a Scripture prophecy, is like a miracle to confirm our faith. All that is earthly is vanity and vexation. Those who now have the most established prosperity, will soon be out of sight and forgotten.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-16The fall of Tyre would not affect Tyre alone. It would also harm the cities and nations that traded with her. Tyre was an important center for trade along the coast. Many rulers depended on her for wealth and goods. When Tyre fell, the economic impact (financial damage) would spread along the whole coastline. Because of this loss, some rulers would abdicate (give up their rule and step down from power).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2115-21. The impression which the overthrow of Tyre produced on other maritime nations and upon her own colonies, for example, Utica, Carthage, and Tartessus or Tarshish in Spain. isles--maritime lands. Even mighty Carthage used to send a yearly offering to the temple of Hercules at Tyre: and the mother city gave high priests to her colonies. Hence the consternation at her fall felt in the widely scattered dependencies with which she was so closely…Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Ezekiel 26
- 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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