Ezekiel 27:31

31 They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul 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 who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.

30 They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

31 They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.

32 As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?

33 When your wares went out to sea, you satisfied many nations. You enriched the kings of the earth with your abundant wealth and merchandise.