Ezekiel 26:16

Ezekiel 26:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Then all the princes of the coast will step down from their thrones and lay aside their robes and take off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled at you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones and remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground and tremble every moment and be appalled at you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones, lay aside their robes, and take off their embroidered garments; they will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble every moment, and be astonished at you.

Context of Ezekiel 26:16

14I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place for the spreading of nets, you will be built no more; for I, Adonai, have spoken.” It is a declaration of Adonai. 15Thus says Adonai Elohim to Tyre: “Will the coastlands not shake at the sound of your downfall—when the wounded groan, when the slaughter is made in your midst? Then all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones. They will cast aside their robes. They will take off their richly woven garments; they will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground. They will tremble every moment and be appalled at you. 17They will lift a lament for you and say to you: ‘How you have perished —you who were inhabited from the seas, the renowned city, strong in the sea, you and your inhabitants, who spread their terror for all your inhabitants! 18Now the coastlands will tremble in the day of your downfall. The islands of the sea will be terrified at your demise.’”

Ezekiel 26:16 word by word

וְֽיָרְד֞וּ מֵעַ֣ל כִּסְאוֹתָ֗ם כֹּ֚ל נְשִׂיאֵ֣י הַיָּ֔ם וְהֵסִ֙ירוּ֙ אֶת־מְעִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם וְאֶת־בִּגְדֵ֥י רִקְמָתָ֖ם יִפְשֹׁ֑טוּ חֲרָד֤וֹת׀ יִלְבָּ֙שׁוּ֙ עַל־הָאָ֣רֶץ יֵשֵׁ֔בוּ וְחָֽרְדוּ֙ לִרְגָעִ֔ים וְשָׁמְמ֖וּ עָלָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then all the princesנָשִׂיאnâώîy' nâώi' · leaderH5387
• of the seaיָםyâm · seaH3220
• shall come downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• from their thronesכִּסֵּאkissê' kissêh · throneH3678
• and lay awayסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
• their robesמְעִילme‛îyl · robeH4598
• and put offפָּשַׁטpâshaţ · to stripH6584
• their broideredרִקְמָהriqmâh · embroideryH7553
• garmentsבֶּ֫גֶדbeged · garmentH899
• they shall clotheלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• themselves with tremblingחֲרָדָהchărâdâh · tremblingH2731
• they shall sitיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• upon the groundאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• and shall trembleחָרַדchârad · to trembleH2729
• momentרֶ֫גַעrega‛ · momentH7281
• and be astonishedשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: appalledH8074

Cross-references for Ezekiel 26:16

• Ezekiel 27:29All the oarsmen, the sailors and all the mariners of the sea will come down from their ships to stand on the ground.
• Ezekiel 32:21The strongest warriors will speak of him and his allies from the midst of Sheol. They have gone down, they lie still, the uncircumcised, slain by the sword.
• Isaiah 14:9Sheol from below is excited about you, to meet you at your coming! He stirs up the dead spirits for you, even the chief ones of the earth. He makes all the kings of the nations rise up from their thrones.
• Isaiah 23:1The burden of Tyre. Wail, ships of Tarshish! For Tyre is destroyed. There is no house and no harbor. From the land of Cyprus, it was revealed to them.
• Revelation 18:11And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn for her, because no one buys their merchandise anymore—
• Exodus 33:4When the people heard these dreadful words, they mourned, and no one put on any ornaments.
• Job 2:12But when they saw him from a distance they did not recognize him, and they raised their voices and wept. Each one tore his robe and threw dust into the air onto their heads.
• Jonah 3:6When the word reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, took off his robe, covered himself in sackcloth, and sat in the ashes.
• Ezekiel 7:8Now, soon, I am about to pour out My fury on you. I will exhaust My anger on you. I will judge you according to your ways. I will bring all your abominations on you.
• Job 8:22Those who hate you will be clothed with shame. The tent of the wicked will be no more!”
• Psalms 35:26May they be ashamed and humiliated, those who rejoice over my misery. May they who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.
• Psalms 109:18He wore cursing like his robe, until it filled his belly like water, and his bones like oil.
• Psalms 132:18His enemies I will clothe with shame, but upon himself his crown will shine.”
• 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, you younger ones, submit yourselves to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
• Job 2:13Then they sat with him on the ground for seven days and seven nights. No one spoke a word to him because they saw that his pain was very great.
• Isaiah 3:26Her gates will lament and mourn. Desolate, she will sit on the ground.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 26:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The princes of the sea - The chief maritime states, such as Leptis, Utica, Carthage, Gades, etc. See Calmet.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

Topics related to Ezekiel 26:16

• Embroidery

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Beauty
• Departure
• Prophecy
• Scrape
• Tyre
• Broidered
• Commerce
• Embroidery
• Isaiah

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