Ezekiel 27:29

29 "Every ship is now deserted, And every sailor has gone ashore.

Ezekiel 27:29 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 27:29

And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the
pilots of the sea
Inferior officers, and the common people; though this may be literally understood of all sorts of seafaring people, differently employed in ships; some at the oar; some at the sails; and others at the helm; but all shall quit their posts, and shall come down from their ships;
either there being no further business for them, an entire stop being put to trade, through the fall of Tyre; or because of danger, and to save themselves, would leave the ship, and betake to their boats, and make for land: hence it follows, they shall stand upon the land;
upon the continent, being safely arrived; looking upon the shipwrecks, and bewailing the loss of Tyre, as in the next verse.

Ezekiel 27:29 In-Context

27 All your wealth of merchandise, All the sailors in your crew, Your ship's carpenters and your merchants, Every soldier on board the ship - All, all were lost at sea When your ship was wrecked.

28 The shouts of the drowning sailors Echoed on the shore.

29 "Every ship is now deserted, And every sailor has gone ashore.

30 They all mourn bitterly for you, Throwing dust on their heads and rolling in ashes.

31 They shave their heads for you And dress themselves in sackcloth. Their hearts are bitter as they weep.