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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• 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.

Context of Ezekiel 27:31

29All the oarsmen abandon their ships; the sailors and pilots stand on the shore. 30They cry aloud over you and weep bitterly. They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes. They shave their heads in grief for you and dress themselves in burlap. They weep for you with bitter anguish and deep mourning. 32As they wail and mourn over you, they sing this sad funeral song: ‘Was there ever such a city as Tyre, now silent at the bottom of the sea? 33The merchandise you traded satisfied the desires of many nations. Kings at the ends of the earth were enriched by your trade.

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 dress themselves in burlap; horror and shame will cover them. They will shave their heads in sorrow and remorse.
• Leviticus 21:5“The priests must not shave their heads or trim their beards or cut their bodies.
• Deuteronomy 14:1“Since you are the people of the Lord your God, never cut yourselves or shave the hair above your foreheads in mourning for the dead.
• Isaiah 15:2Your people will go to their temple in Dibon to mourn. They will go to their sacred shrines to weep. They will wail for the fate of Nebo and Medeba, shaving their heads in sorrow and cutting off their beards.
• Isaiah 22:12At that time the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, called you to weep and mourn. He told you to shave your heads in sorrow for your sins and to wear clothes of burlap to show your remorse.
• Jeremiah 16:6Both the great and the lowly will die in this land. No one will bury them or mourn for them. Their friends will not cut themselves in sorrow or shave their heads in sadness.
• Jeremiah 47:5Gaza will be humiliated, its head shaved bald; Ashkelon will lie silent. You remnant from the Mediterranean coast, how long will you cut yourselves in mourning?
• Jeremiah 48:37The people shave their heads and beards in mourning. They slash their hands and put on clothes made of burlap.
• Amos 8:10I will turn your celebrations into times of mourning and your singing into weeping. You will wear funeral clothes and shave your heads to show your sorrow— as if your only son had died. How very bitter that day will be!
• Micah 1:16Oh, people of Judah, shave your heads in sorrow, for the children you love will be snatched away. Make yourselves as bald as a vulture, for your little ones will be exiled to distant lands.
• Isaiah 16:9So now I weep for Jazer and the vineyards of Sibmah; my tears will flow for Heshbon and Elealeh. There are no more shouts of joy over your summer fruits and harvest.
• Isaiah 22:4That’s why I said, “Leave me alone to weep; do not try to comfort me. Let me cry for my people as I watch them being destroyed.”
• Micah 1:8Therefore, I will mourn and lament. I will walk around 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