Ezekiel 27:30

30 They cry loudly about you; they cry very much. They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes to show they are sad.

Ezekiel 27:30 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 27:30

And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee
The rulers and governors of the city, for having taken a false step in provoking the enemy, and then holding out the siege no longer, as it was thought they might and would: or rather "over thee", or, "for thee" {h}; mourning over the city, and lamenting its sad case; see ( Revelation 18:9 Revelation 18:11 ) : and shall cry bitterly;
with great weeping, howling, and shrieking: and they shall cast dust upon their heads;
a custom used in the eastern countries, in time of mourning and sorrow; see ( Revelation 18:19 ) : and they shall wallow themselves in ashes:
or roll themselves in them, another custom used in mourning; see ( Jeremiah 6:26 ) ( Micah 1:10 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 (Kyle) "de te", Junius & Tremellius, Polanus, "super te"; Piscator, Cocceius, Starckius.

Ezekiel 27:30 In-Context

28 The people on the shore shake with fear when your sailors cry out.

29 All the men who row leave their ships; the seamen and the sailors of other ships stand on the shore.

30 They cry loudly about you; they cry very much. They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes to show they are sad.

31 They shave their heads for you, and they put on rough cloth to show they are upset. They cry and sob for you; they cry loudly.

32 And in their loud crying they sing a funeral song for you: "No one was ever destroyed like Tyre, surrounded by the sea."