Ezekiel 27:29

29 All the oarsmen abandon their ships; the sailors and pilots stand on the shore.

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 Everything is lost— your riches and wares, your sailors and pilots, your ship builders, merchants, and warriors. On the day of your ruin, everyone on board sinks into the depths of the sea.

28 Your cities by the sea tremble as your pilots cry out in terror.

29 All the oarsmen abandon their ships; the sailors and pilots stand on the shore.

30 They cry aloud over you and weep bitterly. They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

31 They shave their heads in grief for you and dress themselves in burlap. They weep for you with bitter anguish and deep mourning.