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Ezekiel 27:36
36The traders among the peoples hiss at you; you have become a horror, and will be no more.’”
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 you are wrecked by the seas, in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and all your company have sunk along with you. 35All the inhabitants of the coastlands are shocked at you, and their kings are horribly afraid – their faces are troubled. The traders among the peoples hiss at you; you have become a horror, and will be no more.’”
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סֹֽחֲרִים֙ בָּ֣עַמִּ֔ים שָׁרְק֖וּ עָלָ֑יִךְ בַּלָּה֣וֹת הָיִ֔ית וְאֵינֵ֖ךְ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:36
- Ezekiel 26:2“Son of man, because Tyre has said about Jerusalem, ‘Aha, the gateway of the peoples is broken; it has swung open to me. I will become rich, now that she has been destroyed,’
- 1 Kings 9:8This temple will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, saying, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?’
- Jeremiah 18:16So their land will become an object of horror. People will forever hiss out their scorn over it. All who pass that way will be filled with horror and will shake their heads in derision.
- Jeremiah 19:8I will make this city an object of horror, a thing to be hissed at. All who pass by it will be filled with horror and will hiss out their scorn because of all the disasters that have happened to it.
- Lamentations 2:15All who passed by on the road clapped their hands to mock you. They sneered and shook their heads at Daughter Jerusalem. “Ha! Is this the city they called ‘The perfection of beauty, the source of joy of the whole earth!’?” פ (Pe)
- Zephaniah 2:15This is how the once-proud city will end up – the city that was so secure. She thought to herself, “I am unique! No one can compare to me!” What a heap of ruins she has become, a place where wild animals live! Everyone who passes by her taunts her and shakes his fist.
- Ezekiel 26:14I 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.
- Psalms 37:10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.
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
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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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