Ezequiel 26:17

17 Después se lamentarán por ti entonando este canto fúnebre:
»¡Oh famosa ciudad isleña,
que antes gobernaba el mar,
cómo has sido destruida!
Tu gente, con su poderío naval,
antes sembraba terror por todo el mundo.

Ezequiel 26:17 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 26:17

And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say unto
thee
The following mournful song: how art thou destroyed that wast inhabited of seafaring men;
or, "of the seas": by men who used the seas, and traded by sea to different parts of the world; and was frequented by persons that came by sea thither, by the great ocean, by the Red sea, the Mediterranean sea, and others; or, which was surrounded by the sea. So the Targum,

``that dwellest in the midst of the sea:''

"the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea"; fortified by the sea, and against it; strong in shipping and naval stores; so as to be formidable to others, and mistress of the sea. The Targum is,

``which dwell in the strength of the sea;''

and had the strength and riches of it brought unto it; and so was famous all the world over for its commerce, wealth, and power; but now ruined and undone: she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that
haunt it!
the sea; on all that used the seas; or on all the inhabitants of the islands of the sea; who all stood in fear of Tyre and her inhabitants, and were obliged to strike their sails to their ships.

Ezequiel 26:17 In-Context

15 Efectos de la destrucción de Tiro
»Esto dice el Señor
Soberano a Tiro: toda la costa temblará ante el ruido de tu caída, mientras se oyen los gritos de los heridos que retumban en la prolongada masacre.

16 Los gobernantes de las ciudades portuarias dejarán sus tronos y se quitarán las vestiduras reales y su hermosa ropa. Se sentarán en el suelo, temblando de terror a causa de tu destrucción.

17 Después se lamentarán por ti entonando este canto fúnebre:
»¡Oh famosa ciudad isleña,
que antes gobernaba el mar,
cómo has sido destruida!
Tu gente, con su poderío naval,
antes sembraba terror por todo el mundo.

18 Ahora las tierras costeras tiemblan de miedo por tu caída.
Decaen las islas a medida que desapareces.

19 »Esto dice el Señor
Soberano: convertiré a Tiro en ruinas despobladas, como muchas otras. La sepultaré bajo las terribles oleadas del ataque enemigo. Los grandes mares te tragarán.