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They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and shout aloud over you and cry out bitterly. They cast dust on their heads and wallow in ashes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/27.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They will make their voice heard because of you; They will cry bitterly and cast dust on their heads; They will roll about in ashes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they will make their voice heard over you And cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads, They will wallow in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And they will make their voice heard over you And will cry bitterly. They will cast dust on their heads, They will wallow in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they will make their voice heard over you And will cry bitterly. They will cast dust on their heads, They will wallow in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they will make their voice heard over you And will cry bitterly. They will cast dust on their heads; They will wallow in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And they will make their voice heard [as they wail loudly] over you And they will cry bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads; They will wallow in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because of you, they raise their voices and cry out bitterly. They throw dust on their heads; they roll in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They raise their voices over you and cry out bitterly. They throw dust on their heads; they roll in ashes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/27.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />mourning for you. They show their sorrow by putting dust on their heads and rolling in ashes; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They cried loudly and bitterly over you. They put dust on their heads and covered themselves with ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/27.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They all mourn bitterly for you, Throwing dust on their heads and rolling in ashes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/27.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and they will cry so loud you won't be able to make yourself heard! How bitterly they'll cry! They'll throw dust on their heads and wallow in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/27.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They will lament loudly over you and cry bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in the ashes; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and shall cause their voice to be heard over you, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust on their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/27.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and will cause their voice to be heard over you, and will cry bitterly. They will cast up dust on their heads. They will wallow in the ashes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And have sounded with their voice for you, "" And cry bitterly, and cause dust to go up on their heads, "" They roll themselves in ashes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And have sounded for thee with their voice, And cry bitterly, and cause dust to go up on their heads, In ashes they do roll themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And with their voice they shall cause to be heard against thee, and they shall cry with bitterness, and they shall bring up dust upon their heads, and they shall roll themselves in ashes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall mourn over thee with a loud voice, and shall cry bitterly: and they shall cast up dust upon their heads, and shall be sprinkled with ashes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they will howl over you with a great voice, and they will cry out with bitterness. And they will cast dust upon their heads, and they will be sprinkled with ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They raise their voices over you and shout their bitter cries; They pour dust on their heads and cover themselves with ashes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and wail aloud over you, and cry bitterly. They throw dust on their heads and wallow in ashes;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they shall lament over you a great and bitter lamentation and shall cast dust upon their heads and shall wallow in ashes:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall lament over you a great and bitter lamentation, and they shall cast dust on their heads and they shall wallow in ashes<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, And shall cry bitterly, And shall cast up dust upon their heads, They shall roll themselves in the ashes;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall wail over thee with their voice, and cry bitterly, and put earth on their heads, and spread ashes under them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=7929" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">A Lament for Tyre</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">29</span>All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore. <span class="reftext">30</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wə·hiš·mî·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">They will raise</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·w·lām (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">their voices</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·la·yiḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2199.htm" title="2199: wə·yiz·‘ă·qū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- To cry, cry out, call. A primitive root; to shriek; by analogy, to announce or convene publicly.">and cry out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4751.htm" title="4751: mā·rāh (Adj-fs) -- Bitter, bitterness. Or marah; from marar; bitter; also bitterness, or bitterly.">bitterly.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wə·ya·‘ă·lū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">They will throw</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: ‘ā·p̄ār (N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">dust</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/7218.htm" title="7218: rā·šê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Head. From an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head, whether literal or figurative.">their heads</a> <a href="/hebrew/6428.htm" title="6428: yiṯ·pal·lā·šū (V-Hitpael-Imperf-3mp) -- (act of mourning) perhaps to roll in. A primitive root; to roll.">and roll</a> <a href="/hebrew/665.htm" title="665: bā·’ê·p̄er (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Ashes. From an unused root meaning to bestrew; ashes.">in ashes.</a> </span><span class="reftext">31</span>They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17-19</a></span><br />For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-14</a></span><br />This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-8.htm">Jeremiah 51:8</a></span><br />Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10</a></span><br />The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Jonah 3:6</a></span><br />When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-5</a></span><br />“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Jeremiah 48:37-38</a></span><br />For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth. / On all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares, everyone is mourning; for I have shattered Moab like an unwanted jar,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a></span><br />Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2-3</a></span><br />Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-8.htm">Jeremiah 4:8</a></span><br />So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11-13</a></span><br />And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Isaiah 3:24</a></span><br />Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-26.htm">Jeremiah 6:26</a></span><br />O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Revelation 18:15-16</a></span><br />The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, / saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-11.htm">Isaiah 32:11-12</a></span><br />Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists. / Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And shall cause their voice to be heard against you, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust on their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Ezekiel 27:31,32</a></b></br> And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart <i>and</i> bitter wailing… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Ezekiel 26:17</a></b></br> And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, <i>that wast</i> inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror <i>to be</i> on all that haunt it!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-6</a></b></br> The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them… </p><p class="hdg">cast</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/4-12.htm">1 Samuel 4:12</a></b></br> And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/1-2.htm">2 Samuel 1:2</a></b></br> It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and <i>so</i> it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12</a></b></br> And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.</p><p class="hdg">they shall wallow</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/4-1.htm">Esther 4:1-4</a></b></br> When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-8.htm">Job 2:8</a></b></br> And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/42-6.htm">Job 42:6</a></b></br> Wherefore I abhor <i>myself</i>, and repent in dust and ashes.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-16.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-28.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-3.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-2.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-3.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-26.htm">Rolling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-4.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-7.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-15.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-28.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-55.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-16.htm">Wallow</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/3-4.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-18.htm">Ashes</a> <a href="/hosea/12-14.htm">Bitterly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-6.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-2.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/daniel/8-16.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/daniel/9-3.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-4.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-32.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/amos/5-24.htm">Rolling</a> <a href="/hosea/5-8.htm">Sounded</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-3.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-25.htm">Sprinkle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-16.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-14.htm">Voices</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-32.htm">Wail</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-22.htm">Wallow</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 27</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/27-1.htm">The riches and commerce of Tyrus</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">The great and irrecoverable fall thereof</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The raising of voices and bitter crying is a common expression of grief in the Bible, seen in other passages such as <a href="/jeremiah/48-38.htm">Jeremiah 48:38</a> and <a href="/lamentations/2-18.htm">Lamentations 2:18</a>. The lamentation is not just a personal sorrow but a communal expression, indicating the widespread impact of Tyre's downfall. The bitterness of the cry underscores the depth of loss and the recognition of Tyre's significant role in the region's economy and culture.<p><b>They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.</b><br>Throwing dust on one's head and rolling in ashes are traditional signs of mourning and repentance in ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel. This practice is seen in other biblical accounts, such as <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12</a> and <a href="/joshua/7-6.htm">Joshua 7:6</a>, symbolizing humility, grief, and a return to the earth. The imagery of dust and ashes conveys a sense of desolation and ruin, fitting for the context of Tyre's destruction. It also serves as a physical manifestation of inner sorrow and contrition, often associated with repentance and seeking divine mercy. This act connects to the broader biblical theme of recognizing human frailty and the need for God's intervention.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>An ancient and wealthy city-state located on the Mediterranean coast, known for its trade and commerce. In <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Ezekiel 27</a>, Tyre is depicted as a magnificent ship that ultimately faces destruction.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/merchants_and_mariners.htm">Merchants and Mariners</a></b><br>These are the people who conducted trade with Tyre and are now mourning its downfall. They represent the economic partners and allies of Tyre.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who conveyed messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He uses vivid imagery to communicate God's messages.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period during which the Israelites were exiled to Babylon, a context that influences Ezekiel's prophecies.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/l/lamentation_rituals.htm">Lamentation Rituals</a></b><br>The actions of sprinkling dust and rolling in ashes are traditional expressions of mourning and lamentation in ancient Near Eastern cultures.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fleeting_nature_of_earthly_wealth.htm">The Fleeting Nature of Earthly Wealth</a></b><br>Tyre's downfall serves as a reminder that material wealth and earthly success are temporary and can be lost suddenly. Christians are encouraged to store up treasures in heaven rather than on earth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_sin_and_pride.htm">The Impact of Sin and Pride</a></b><br>Tyre's pride and self-reliance led to its downfall. Believers are warned against the dangers of pride and are encouraged to remain humble and dependent on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/expressions_of_genuine_mourning.htm">Expressions of Genuine Mourning</a></b><br>The rituals of mourning in ancient times were outward expressions of deep sorrow. Christians are called to express genuine compassion and empathy for those who suffer.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The prophecy against Tyre demonstrates God's control over the rise and fall of nations. Believers can trust in God's ultimate plan and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The lament over Tyre serves as a call to repentance for those who have turned away from God. It is a reminder of the need for personal and communal repentance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 27</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_machiavellianism.htm">What does 'To dust you shall return' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_sackcloth_and_ashes_symbolize.htm">What do sackcloth and ashes symbolize?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_couldn't_ezekiel_mourn_his_wife.htm">Why would God forbid Ezekiel from mourning his wife's death (Ezekiel 24:15-18), and how does this command reconcile with the Bible's portrayal of divine compassion?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_job_30_19_align_with_god's_justice.htm">Job 30:19 - How does the depiction of God casting Job into the 'mire' align with other biblical passages that portray God as just and merciful?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/27.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(30) <span class= "bld">Against thee.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">over thee.</span> The commercial nations were not inimical to Tyre, but rather caused their wail for her to be heard over the seas where she had been engulphed. The usual signs of mourning are poetically attributed to them (<a href="/context/ezekiel/27-30.htm" title="And shall cause their voice to be heard against you, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust on their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:">Ezekiel 27:30-31</a>), and then a dirge is put in their mouths (<a href="/context/ezekiel/27-32.htm" title="And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for you, and lament over you, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the middle of the sea?">Ezekiel 27:32-34</a>).<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They will raise</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִשְׁמִ֤יעוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiš·mî·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their voices</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּקוֹלָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for you</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֙יִךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·la·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cry out</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיִזְעֲק֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiz·‘ă·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2199.htm">Strong's 2199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shriek, to announce, convene publicly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bitterly.</span><br /><span class="heb">מָרָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(mā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4751.htm">Strong's 4751: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bitter, bitterness, bitterly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They will throw</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַעֲל֤וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·‘ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dust</span><br /><span class="heb">עָֽפָר֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their heads</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7218.htm">Strong's 7218: </a> </span><span class="str2">The head</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and roll</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתְפַּלָּֽשׁוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiṯ·pal·lā·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6428.htm">Strong's 6428: </a> </span><span class="str2">(act of mourning) perhaps to roll in</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in ashes.</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאֵ֖פֶר</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ê·p̄er)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_665.htm">Strong's 665: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ashes</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Ezekiel 27:30 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 27:30 And shall cause their voice to be (Ezek. 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