Ezekiel 26:16

16 "All up and down the coast, the princes will come down from their thrones, take off their royal robes and fancy clothes, and wrap themselves in sheer terror. They'll sit on the ground, shaken to the core, horrified at you.

Ezekiel 26:16 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 26:16

Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their
thrones
The kings of the islands of the sea shall lay aside their regalia, all their royal grandeur, and the ensigns of it; leave their thrones of state, and sit in an humble posture: and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments;
their royal robes and raiment of needlework curiously embroidered, and richly wrought, such as princes wear; so did the king of Nineveh in token of humiliation, ( Jonah 3:6 ) . The Septuagint and Arabic versions understand the first clause of their taking their mitres, or diadems, from their heads: they shall clothe themselves with trembling;
they shall tremble from head to foot in every joint, as if they were covered with it, as with a garment; or, being clothed with sackcloth, as mourners used to be, shall shake and tremble, being used to other and better clothing: they shall sit upon the ground;
as Job did, and his friends, with dust and ashes on their heads, as persons in distress were wont to do, ( Job 2:8 Job 2:13 ) : and shall tremble at every moment;
continually, every hour, minute, and moment of the day: or, "at the breaches" ^F15; so Jarchi; that is, those made upon Tyre; fearing lest the same should be made upon them; so the Targum, "because of their breaches"; or at the ruin and destruction they fear will be their case also: and be astonished at thee;
that a city so wealthy and mighty should be brought so low; see ( Revelation 18:9 Revelation 18:10 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F15 (Myegrl) "super repentino casu suo", V. L.

Ezekiel 26:16 In-Context

14 I'll reduce you to an island of bare rock, good for nothing but drying fishnets. You'll never be rebuilt. I, God, have said so. Decree of God, the Master. Introduced to the Terrors of Death

15 "This is the Message of God, the Master, to Tyre: Won't the ocean islands shake at the crash of your collapse, at the groans of your wounded, at your mayhem and massacre?

16 "All up and down the coast, the princes will come down from their thrones, take off their royal robes and fancy clothes, and wrap themselves in sheer terror. They'll sit on the ground, shaken to the core, horrified at you.

17 Then they'll begin chanting a funeral song over you: "'Sunk! Sunk to the bottom of the sea, famous city on the sea! Power of the seas, you and your people, Intimidating everyone who lived in your shadows.

18 But now the islands are shaking at the sound of your crash, Ocean islands in tremors from the impact of your fall.'