Ezekiel 27:36

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.
• 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.’ ” ’ ”
• New Living Translation (NLT)The merchants among the nations shake their heads at the sight of you, for you have come to a horrible end and will exist no more.’”

Context of Ezekiel 27:36

34Now you are shattered by the sea in the depths of the waters; your wares and all your company have gone down with you. 35All who live in the coastlands are appalled at you; their kings shudder with horror and their faces are distorted with fear. The merchants among the nations scoff at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’ ”

Ezekiel 27:36 word by word

סֹֽחֲרִים֙ בָּ֣עַמִּ֔ים שָׁרְק֖וּ עָלָ֑יִךְ בַּלָּה֣וֹת הָיִ֔ית וְאֵינֵ֖ךְ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The merchantsסָחַרsâchar · to tradeH5503
• among the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• shall hissשָׁרַקshâraq · to whistleH8319
• at thee; thou shalt be a terrorבַּלָּהָהballâhâh · terrorH1091
• any moreעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• any moreעַד‛ad · tillH5704

Cross-references for Ezekiel 27:36

• Ezekiel 26:2“Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken, and its doors have swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will prosper,’
• 1 Kings 9:8This temple will become a heap of rubble. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’
• Jeremiah 18:16Their land will be an object of horror and of lasting scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will shake their heads.
• Jeremiah 19:8I will devastate this city and make it an object of horror and scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds.
• Lamentations 2:15All who pass your way clap their hands at you; they scoff and shake their heads at Daughter Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of the whole earth?”
• Zephaniah 2:15This is the city of revelry that lived in safety. She said to herself, “I am the one! And there is none besides me.” What a ruin she has become, a lair for wild beasts! All who pass by her scoff and shake their fists.
• Ezekiel 26:14I will make you a bare rock, and you will become a place to spread fishnets. You will never be rebuilt, for I the Lord have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.
• Psalms 37:10A little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found.

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

Topics related to Ezekiel 27:36

• Merchant

In the dictionaries

• Ezekiel, Book of
• Fairs
• Hiss
• Occupy
• Trade
• Commerce
• Crafts
• Isaiah
• Phoenicia; Phoenicians
• Ships and Boats

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