Ezekiel 27:32

32 And in their loud crying they sing a funeral song for you: "No one was ever destroyed like Tyre, surrounded by the sea."

Ezekiel 27:32 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 27:32

And in their wailing they shall takes up a lamentation for
thee
A mournful song, such as was used at funerals, or in times of calamity; and so the Vulgate Latin version renders it: and lament over thee;
saying the following ditty; what city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
as there was none like it a few years ago for riches, splendour, and glory, so now there is none like it for misery and ruin; see ( Revelation 18:18 ) . The Targum is,

``who is as Tyre? there is none like unto her in the midst of the sea;''

she is not now Tyre the renowned, but Tyre the destroyed; destroyed in the midst of the sea, from whence she had her riches and her glory: or, "as one dumb or silent in the midst of the sea"; she, in whom was heard the voice of joy and singing, is now mute, and nothing more of that kind is heard in her see ( Revelation 18:22 ) .

Ezekiel 27:32 In-Context

30 They cry loudly about you; they cry very much. They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes to show they are sad.

31 They shave their heads for you, and they put on rough cloth to show they are upset. They cry and sob for you; they cry loudly.

32 And in their loud crying they sing a funeral song for you: "No one was ever destroyed like Tyre, surrounded by the sea."

33 When the goods you traded went out over the seas, you met the needs of many nations. With your great wealth and goods, you made kings of the earth rich.

34 But now you are broken by the sea and have sunk to the bottom. Your goods and all the people on board have gone down with you.