Ezekiel 27:29

29 And they will go down from their ships, all of [those] holding an oar, mariners, all of the seamen of the sea will stand on the land,

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 Your wealth and your merchandise, your wares, your mariners, and your seamen, your shipwrights and the barterers of your wares and all of {your soldiers} who [are] in you, along with all of your crew who are in the midst of you, they will fall in [the] heart of [the] seas on the day of your downfall.

28 At the sound of the shout of your seamen, [the] pasturelands will shake.

29 And they will go down from their ships, all of [those] holding an oar, mariners, all of the seamen of the sea will stand on the land,

30 and they will lament over you with their voice, and they will cry out bitterly, and they will throw dust on their heads, [and] they will roll in the dust.

31 {They will shave themselves bald for your sake}, and they will dress themselves [in] sackcloth, and they will weep over you with [a] bitterness of soul [and] with bitter wailing.