Ezekiel 27:27

27 Thy substance, and thy markets, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, they that repair thy leaks, and they that barter with thee, and all thy men of war that are in thee, along with all thine assemblage which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the heart of the seas in the day of thy fall.

Ezekiel 27:27 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 27:27

Thy riches
That vast mass of wealth Tyre had got by her trade and merchandise, were all lost, at once, and came to nought, which had been many years gathering; see ( Revelation 18:17 ) : and thy fairs;
to which there were such great resorts from all parts, and where such a prodigious traffic was carried on, were now interrupted by the siege, and put to an end upon the ruin of the city: thy merchandise;
the goods both imported and exported; the wares that were brought in from foreign parts, and sold in her, and what was taken from her in lieu of them; now nothing more of this kind; and what goods were in her, whether her own or others, were all lost and destroyed: thy mariners;
who were the inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad, ( Ezekiel 27:8 ) , these perished with her: and thy pilots;
who were the wisest, most skilful, and best learned in the art of navigation, and who were of the city itself, these were no more, ( Ezekiel 27:8 ) : thy calkers:
the wise and ancient men of Gebal, ( Ezekiel 27:9 ) : and the occupiers of the merchandise;
that traded in her markets and fairs, mentioned from ( Ezekiel 27:12-25 ) : and all thy men of war that are in thee:
to fight for her and defend her; the Persians, Lydiaus, and Lybians, the men of Arvad, and the Gammadims, ( Ezekiel 27:10 Ezekiel 27:11 ) : and in all thy company, which is in the midst of thee;
the great concourse of people, whether natives or foreigners: these all shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin:
the walls and banks being demolished, the sea broke in upon it, and washed all away in it, and left it a bare rock; see ( Ezekiel 26:4 Ezekiel 26:12 Ezekiel 26:14 ) .

Ezekiel 27:27 In-Context

25 The ships of Tarshish were thy caravans for thy traffic; and thou wast replenished, and highly honoured, in the heart of the seas.
26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters; the east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.
27 Thy substance, and thy markets, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, they that repair thy leaks, and they that barter with thee, and all thy men of war that are in thee, along with all thine assemblage which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the heart of the seas in the day of thy fall.
28 The open places shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
29 And all that handle the oar, the mariners, all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land,

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Lit. 'barter:' so vers. 25,33,34.
  • [b]. See Note i, ver. 9.
  • [c]. See Note k, ver. 9.
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