Ezekiel 27:31

Ezekiel 27:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)they make themselves bald for you and put sackcloth on their waist, and they weep over you in bitterness of soul, with bitter mourning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They will shave themselves completely bald because of you, Gird themselves with sackcloth, And weep for you With bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They shave their heads in grief for you and dress themselves in burlap. They weep for you with bitter anguish and deep mourning.

Context of Ezekiel 27:31

29All who handle the oars will abandon their ships; the mariners and all the sailors will stand on the shore. 30They will raise their voice and cry bitterly over you; they will sprinkle dust on their heads and roll in ashes. They will shave their heads because of you and will put on sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and with bitter mourning. 32As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament concerning you: “Who was ever silenced like Tyre, surrounded by the sea?” 33When your merchandise went out on the seas, you satisfied many nations; with your great wealth and your wares you enriched the kings of the earth.

Ezekiel 27:31 word by word

וְהִקְרִ֤יחוּ אֵלַ֙יִךְ֙ קָרְחָ֔ה וְחָגְר֖וּ שַׂקִּ֑ים וּבָכ֥וּ אֵלַ֛יִךְ בְּמַר־נֶ֖פֶשׁ מִסְפֵּ֥ד מָֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they shall make themselves utterlyקׇרְחָהqorchâh qorchâ' · bald spotH7144
• baldקָרַחqârach · to make baldH7139
• for thee, and girdחָגַרchâgar · to girdH2296
• them with sackclothשַׂקώaq · sackclothH8242
• and they shall weepבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• for thee with bitternessמַרmar mârâh · bitterH4751
• of heartנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• wailingמִסְפֵּדmispêd · mourningH4553

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:31

• Ezekiel 7:18They will put on sackcloth and be clothed with terror. Every face will be covered with shame, and every head will be shaved.
• Leviticus 21:5“ ‘Priests must not shave their heads or shave off the edges of their beards or cut their bodies.
• Deuteronomy 14:1You are the children of the Lord your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave the front of your heads for the dead,
• Isaiah 15:2Dibon goes up to its temple, to its high places to weep; Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba. Every head is shaved and every beard cut off.
• Isaiah 22:12The Lord, the Lord Almighty, called you on that day to weep and to wail, to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth.
• Jeremiah 16:6“Both high and low will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, and no one will cut themselves or shave their head for the dead.
• Jeremiah 47:5Gaza will shave her head in mourning; Ashkelon will be silenced. You remnant on the plain, how long will you cut yourselves?
• Jeremiah 48:37Every head is shaved and every beard cut off; every hand is slashed and every waist is covered with sackcloth.
• Amos 8:10I will turn your religious festivals into mourning and all your singing into weeping. I will make all of you wear sackcloth and shave your heads. I will make that time like mourning for an only son and the end of it like a bitter day.
• Micah 1:16Shave your head in mourning for the children in whom you delight; make yourself as bald as the vulture, for they will go from you into exile.
• Isaiah 16:9So I weep, as Jazer weeps, for the vines of Sibmah. Heshbon and Elealeh, I drench you with tears! The shouts of joy over your ripened fruit and over your harvests have been stilled.
• Isaiah 22:4Therefore I said, “Turn away from me; let me weep bitterly. Do not try to console me over the destruction of my people.”
• Micah 1:8Because of this I will weep and wail; I will go about barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and moan like an owl.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 27:31

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Utterly bald - See Ezekiel 7:18 note.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. 3131. utterly bald--literally, "bald with baldness." The Phoenician custom in mourning; which, as being connected with heathenish superstitions, was forbidden to Israel (De 14:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:31

• Baldness
• Merchant

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• Ashes
• Bitter; Bitterness
• Commerce
• Crafts
• 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