Ezekiel 27:31

31 They shave their heads because of you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They weep over you with deep anguish and bitter mourning.

Ezekiel 27:31 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 27:31

And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee
Either by shaving their heads, or tearing off their hair, as mourners in distress have been used to do: and gird them with sackcloth;
about their loins, as was very customary in such distressed cases: and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter
wailing;
not in show only, but in reality; not like the "preficae" or mourning women, though the allusion may be to them, who only mourned outwardly; but these from the very heart, and in great bitterness of spirit this is expressive of the inward grief of their minds on this melancholy occasion, as what follows declares the lamentation they expressed vocally; see ( Revelation 18:19 ) .

Ezekiel 27:31 In-Context

29 All those who handle an oar disembark from their ships. The sailors and all the helmsmen of the sea stand on the shore.

30 They raise their voices over you and cry out bitterly. They throw dust on their heads; they roll in ashes.

31 They shave their heads because of you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They weep over you with deep anguish and bitter mourning.

32 In their wailing they lament for you, mourning over you: Who was like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?

33 When your merchandise was unloaded from the seas, you satisfied many peoples. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and goods.