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On the day of your ruin, everyone on board sinks into the depths of the sea. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Standard Version</a> Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners and your pilots, your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you, with all your crew that is in your midst, sink into the heart of the seas on the day of your fall. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27.htm">King James Bible</a> Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/27.htm">New King James Version</a> “Your riches, wares, and merchandise, Your mariners and pilots, Your caulkers and merchandisers, All your men of war who are in you, And the entire company which is in your midst, Will fall into the midst of the seas on the day of your ruin. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise, Your seamen and your sailors, Your repairers of leaks, your dealers in merchandise, And all your men of war who are in you, With all your contingent that is in your midst, Will fall into the heart of the seas On the day of your overthrow. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise, Your sailors and your pilots, Your repairers of seams, your dealers in merchandise And all your men of war who are in you, With all your company that is in your midst, Will fall into the heart of the seas On the day of your overthrow. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/27.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise, Your sailors, and your pilots, Your repairers of seams, your dealers in merchandise, And all your men of war who are in you, With all your company that is in your midst, Will fall into the heart of the seas On the day of your overthrow. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Your wealth, your wares, your merchandise, Your sailors and your pilots, Your repairers of seams, your dealers in merchandise, And all your men of war who are in you, With all your assembly that is in your midst, Will fall into the heart of the seas On the day of your downfall. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/27.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Your riches, your wares, your merchandise Your oarsmen and your pilots, Your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise, And all your men of war who are with you, With all your company that is in your midst, Will sink in the heart of the seas On the day of your ruin. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/27.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Your wealth, merchandise, and goods, your sailors and captains, those who repair your leaks, those who barter for your goods, and all the warriors on board, with all the other people within you, sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/27.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Your wealth, merchandise, and goods, your sailors and captains, those who repair your leaks, those who barter for your goods, and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/27.htm">American Standard Version</a> Thy riches, and thy wares, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the dealers in thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, with all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the heart of the seas in the day of thy ruin. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/27.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Everything on board was lost--your valuable cargo, your sailors and carpenters, merchants and soldiers. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/27.htm">English Revised Version</a> Thy riches, and thy wares, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, with all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the heart of the seas in the day of thy ruin. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/27.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Your wealth, your merchandise, and the goods you sell, your mariners and your sailors, your caulkers and your merchants, your soldiers and everyone else on board sank into the sea when your ship was wrecked. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/27.htm">Good News Translation</a> All your wealth of merchandise, All the sailors in your crew, Your ship's carpenters and your merchants, Every soldier on board the ship--All, all were lost at sea When your ship was wrecked. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/27.htm">International Standard Version</a> Your wealth, your products, your merchandise your sailors, your pilots, your tailors, your salesmen, all your mercenaries with you— your entire company with you— will fall into the midst of the sea on the day when you're overthrown! <a href="/msb/ezekiel/27.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. <a href="/net/ezekiel/27.htm">NET Bible</a> Your wealth, products, and merchandise, your sailors and captains, your ship's carpenters, your merchants, and all your fighting men within you, along with all your crew who are in you, will fall into the heart of the seas on the day of your downfall. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/27.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Your riches, and your wares, your merchandise, your mariners, and your pilots, your repairers of ship seams, and the dealers in your merchandise, and all your men of war, who are in you, with all your company which is in the midst of you, shall fall into the heart of the seas in the day of your ruin. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy military men, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin. <a href="/web/ezekiel/27.htm">World English Bible</a> Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners, your pilots, your repairers of ship seams, the dealers in your merchandise, and all your men of war who are in you, with all your company which is among you, will fall into the heart of the seas in the day of your ruin. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/27.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Your wealth and your wares, "" Your merchandise, your mariners, "" And your pilots, strengtheners of your breach, "" And the traders of your merchandise, "" And all your men of war, who [are] in you, "" And in all your assembly that [is] in your midst, "" Fall into the heart of the seas in the day of your fall, <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/27.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Thy wealth and thy remnants, Thy merchandise, thy mariners, And thy pilots, strengtheners of thy breach, And the traders of thy merchandise, And all thy men of war, who are in thee, And in all thine assembly that is in thy midst, Fall into the heart of the seas in the day of thy fall, <a href="/slt/ezekiel/27.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thy riches and thy markets, thy traffic, thy seamen, and thy shipmen, they making strong thy breach, and they trafficking thy traffic, and all the men of thy war that are in thee, and in all thy convocation which is in the midst of thee, they shall fall into the heart of the sea, in the day of thy fall.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/27.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Thy riches, and thy treasures, and thy manifold furniture, thy mariners, and thy pilots, who kept thy goods, and were chief over thy people: thy men of war also, that were in thee, with all thy multitude that is in the midst of thee: shall fall in the heart of the sea in the day of thy ruin. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/27.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Your riches, and your treasures, and your versatile equipment, your sailors and your navigators, who handle your goods and who were first among your people, likewise your men of war, who were among you, and your entire multitude that is in your midst: they will fall in the heart of the sea on the day of your ruin. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/27.htm">New American Bible</a> Your wealth, your goods, your wares, your sailors, your crew, The caulkers of your seams, those who traded for your goods, All the warriors with you, the whole crowd with you Sank into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/27.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Your riches, your wares, your merchandise, your mariners and your pilots, your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise, and all your warriors within you, with all the company that is with you, sink into the heart of the seas on the day of your ruin.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/27.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Your riches and your merchandise and your fairs, all your chosen warriors, your mariners and your pilots, your caulkers and the handlers of your merchandise and all your men of war and all the multitude of people who are in you shall fall in the midst of the seas in the day of your ruin. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/27.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And your wealth and your merchandise that is from your west, all your warrior men and your sailors and the repairers, your repairers who are from your west, all your warrior men and all the multitude who are within you shall fall in the heart of the seas in the day of your ruin<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/27.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Thy riches, and thy wares, thy merchandise, Thy mariners, and thy pilots, Thy calkers, and the exchangers of thy merchandise, And all thy men of war, that are in thee, With all thy company which is in the midst of thee, Shall fall into the heart of the seas In the day of thy ruin. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/27.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thy forces, and thy gain, and that of thy traders, and thy rowers, and thy pilots, and thy counselors, and they that traffic with thee, and all thy warriors that are in thee: and all thy company in the midst of thee shall perish in the heart of the sea, in the day of thy fall. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=7899" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/27.htm">A Lament for Tyre</a> …26Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. 27<a href="/hebrew/1952.htm" title="1952: hō·w·nêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Wealth, sufficiency. From the same as huwn in the sense of 'own; wealth; by implication, enough.">Your wealth,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5801.htm" title="5801: wə·‘iz·ḇō·w·na·yiḵ (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Wares. From azab in the sense of letting go; trade, i.e. The place or the payment.">wares,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4627.htm" title="4627: ma·‘ă·rā·ḇêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Articles of exchange, merchandise. From arab, in the sense of trading; traffic; by implication, mercantile goods.">and merchandise,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4419.htm" title="4419: mal·lā·ḥa·yiḵ (N-mpc:: 2fs) -- A mariner. From malach in its second. Sense; a sailor.">your sailors,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2259.htm" title="2259: wə·ḥō·ḇə·lā·yiḵ (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Sailor. Active participle from chabal; a sailor.">captains,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: ma·ḥă·zî·qê (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">and shipwrights,</a> <a href="/hebrew/919.htm" title="919: ḇiḏ·qēḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- A fissure, rent, breach. From badaq; a gap or leak."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6148.htm" title="6148: wə·‘ō·rə·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; to braid, i.e. Intermix; technically, to traffic; also or give to be security.">your merchants</a> <a href="/hebrew/4627.htm" title="4627: ma·‘ă·rā·ḇêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Articles of exchange, merchandise. From arab, in the sense of trading; traffic; by implication, mercantile goods."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵāl (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’an·šê (N-mpc) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">the warriors</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: mil·ḥam·têḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/bāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">within you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵāl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: qə·hā·lêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">the other people on board,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵêḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">will sink</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: bə·lêḇ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">into the heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: yam·mîm (N-mp) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bə·yō·wm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">on the day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4658.htm" title="4658: map·pal·têḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Carcass, ruin, an overthrow. From naphal; fall, i.e. Decadence; concretely, a ruin; specifically a carcase.">of your downfall.</a> 28The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11-19</a> 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. ... <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-14</a> 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. ... <a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6-9</a> Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves. / Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad. / Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed. ... <a href="/revelation/18-9.htm">Revelation 18:9-10</a> 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.” <a href="/nahum/3-16.htm">Nahum 3:16-17</a> You have multiplied your merchants more than the stars of the sky. The young locust strips the land and flies away. / Your guards are like the swarming locust, and your scribes like clouds of locusts that settle on the walls on a cold day. When the sun rises, they fly away, and no one knows where. <a href="/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3-4</a> Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets. / Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire. <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17</a> 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 <a href="/isaiah/47-15.htm">Isaiah 47:15</a> This is what they are to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you. <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">Jeremiah 25:34-36</a> Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery. / Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock. / Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture. <a href="/revelation/18-15.htm">Revelation 18:15-16</a> 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! <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</a> And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ... <a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31-32</a> “Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. / The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.” <a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a> Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again. <a href="/isaiah/14-11.htm">Isaiah 14:11</a> Your pomp has been brought down to Sheol, along with the music of your harps. Maggots are your bed and worms your blanket. <a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13</a> You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Your riches, and your fairs, your merchandise, your mariners, and your pilots, your caulkers, and the occupiers of your merchandise, and all your men of war, that are in you, and in all your company which is in the middle of you, shall fall into the middle of the seas in the day of your ruin.<a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Ezekiel 27:7-9,12,18,19,22,24,34</a> Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee… <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Ezekiel 26:12</a> And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.<a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a> Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.and in all.<a href="/ezekiel/26-14.htm">Ezekiel 26:14,21</a> And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD… midst [heb] heart<a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Ezekiel 27:26</a> Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Board</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Calkers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Company</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Dealers</a> <a href="/matthew/25-27.htm">Exchangers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-22.htm">Fairs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-18.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-8.htm">Guiding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Mariners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Military</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-59.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-8.htm">Pilots</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Repairers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-18.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-33.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Seamen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Seams</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ships</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Shipwrights</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-64.htm">Sink</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Soldiers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Trade</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-14.htm">War</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Wares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-18.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Board</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Calkers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-34.htm">Company</a> <a href="/matthew/25-9.htm">Dealers</a> <a href="/matthew/25-27.htm">Exchangers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Fairs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-34.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Goods</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-29.htm">Guiding</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-29.htm">Mariners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Merchandise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-36.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-32.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/mark/6-21.htm">Military</a> <a href="/daniel/11-17.htm">Overthrow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-28.htm">Pilots</a> <a href="/2_kings/22-6.htm">Repairers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-10.htm">Ruin</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-29.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-28.htm">Seamen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Seams</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Seas</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-28.htm">Ship</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-28.htm">Ships</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-9.htm">Shipwrights</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-14.htm">Sink</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-20.htm">Soldiers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-5.htm">Trade</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">War</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Wares</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 27</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/27-1.htm">The riches and commerce of Tyrus</a> 26. <a href="/ezekiel/27-26.htm">The great and irrecoverable fall thereof</a> </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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Tyre's wealth was accumulated through its strategic location and its role as a major trading hub in the ancient world. The city's prosperity is often compared to the wealth of Babylon and Egypt, emphasizing its significance in the ancient Near East. The mention of wealth and merchandise also serves as a reminder of the transient nature of material riches, echoing themes found in <a href="/proverbs/11-4.htm">Proverbs 11:4</a> and <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>.Your sailors, captains, and shipwrights These individuals represent the skilled labor force that contributed to Tyre's success as a maritime power. The sailors and captains were essential for navigating the Mediterranean Sea, while the shipwrights were responsible for constructing the ships that facilitated trade. This phrase underscores the importance of human expertise and labor in sustaining economic prosperity. The reference to these professions also connects to the broader biblical theme of the sea as a place of both opportunity and danger, as seen in <a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">Psalm 107:23-30</a>.Your merchants and all the warriors within you Merchants were the backbone of Tyre's economy, engaging in trade with various nations and bringing wealth to the city. The inclusion of warriors highlights the need for protection and defense in a prosperous city, as wealth often attracted envy and aggression from other powers. This duality of commerce and military might reflects the complex nature of ancient city-states, where economic and military strength were intertwined. The mention of warriors also alludes to the eventual downfall of Tyre, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Ezekiel 26:7-14</a>, where Nebuchadnezzar's siege is prophesied.With all the other people on board This phrase indicates the diverse population of Tyre, which included not only native Phoenicians but also foreigners who came for trade and employment. The multicultural aspect of Tyre is significant, as it reflects the city's role as a melting pot of different cultures and ideas. This diversity, while a source of strength, also contributed to the city's vulnerability, as internal divisions and external alliances could lead to instability. The phrase serves as a reminder of the interconnectedness of people and the shared fate of those within a community.Will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall The imagery of sinking into the sea symbolizes total destruction and loss, reminiscent of the fate of the Egyptian army in <a href="/exodus/15-4.htm">Exodus 15:4-5</a>. The sea, often seen as a place of chaos and judgment in biblical literature, becomes the final resting place for Tyre's wealth and people. This prophecy of downfall serves as a warning against pride and reliance on material wealth, echoing the themes of divine judgment found throughout the prophetic books. The phrase also foreshadows the ultimate victory of God's kingdom over earthly powers, as seen in <a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a>, where Babylon's fall is similarly depicted.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a> 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. 2. <a href="/topical/m/mariners_and_seamen.htm">Mariners and Seamen</a> These are the sailors and navigators who operated the ships of Tyre, representing the skilled workforce that contributed to Tyre's prosperity. 3. <a href="/topical/s/shipwrights.htm">Shipwrights</a> Craftsmen responsible for building and maintaining ships, symbolizing the infrastructure and industry supporting Tyre's trade. 4. <a href="/topical/m/merchants.htm">Merchants</a> Traders who engaged in commerce, highlighting Tyre's role as a major trading hub in the ancient world. 5. <a href="/topical/s/soldiers.htm">Soldiers</a> Military personnel who protected Tyre's interests, indicating the city's reliance on both economic and military strength.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_wealth.htm">The Transience of Earthly Wealth</a> Tyre's downfall serves as a reminder that material wealth and human achievements are temporary. We should focus on storing up treasures in heaven rather than on earth. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a> Tyre's pride in its economic and military power led to its downfall. We must guard against pride and remember that all we have comes from God. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility_and_dependence_on_god.htm">The Importance of Humility and Dependence on God</a> In contrast to Tyre's self-reliance, believers are called to depend on God for provision and protection. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_accountability.htm">Judgment and Accountability</a> Just as Tyre faced judgment for its actions, we are accountable to God for how we use the resources and opportunities He provides. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_and_collaboration.htm">The Role of Community and Collaboration</a> The various roles mentioned (mariners, merchants, soldiers) highlight the importance of working together. In the body of Christ, each member has a role to play.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_27.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 27</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_27's_tarshish_match_history.htm">Does the mention of Tarshish and other distant lands in Ezekiel 27 align with known ancient geography and historical records?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_tyre's_prophecy_match_history.htm">In Ezekiel 27, how can the prophecy of Tyre’s total destruction be reconciled with historical evidence that Tyre persisted for centuries? </a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_27_conflict_with_tyre's_later_history.htm">Does Ezekiel 27's depiction of Tyre's downfall conflict with later accounts of Alexander the Great's conquest and the city's partial rebuilding?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_of_the_ammonites'_fall.htm">In Ezekiel 25:2-7, can any solid historical or archaeological evidence confirm the exact downfall of the Ammonites as predicted?</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>(27) And in all.--Better, as in the margin, with all. The thought is that all that went to make up the strength and the glory of Tyre perished in one great catastrophe. Many classes are enumerated, and the statement is made general by adding "with all thy company." All are represented as going down together with the ship. (Comp. <a href="/ezekiel/27-34.htm" title="In the time when you shall be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters your merchandise and all your company in the middle of you shall fall.">Ezekiel 27:34</a>.) <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Your wealth, הוֹנֵךְ֙ (hō·w·nêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1952.htm">Strong's 1952: </a> Wealth, sufficiency wares, וְעִזְבוֹנַ֔יִךְ (wə·‘iz·ḇō·w·na·yiḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5801.htm">Strong's 5801: </a> Trade, the place, the payment and goods, מַעֲרָבֵ֕ךְ (ma·‘ă·rā·ḇêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4627.htm">Strong's 4627: </a> Articles of exchange, merchandise your sailors, מַלָּחַ֖יִךְ (mal·lā·ḥa·yiḵ) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4419.htm">Strong's 4419: </a> A mariner captains, וְחֹבְלָ֑יִךְ (wə·ḥō·ḇə·lā·yiḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2259.htm">Strong's 2259: </a> A sailor and shipwrights, מַחֲזִיקֵ֣י (ma·ḥă·zî·qê) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer your merchants וְֽעֹרְבֵ֣י (wə·‘ō·rə·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6148.htm">Strong's 6148: </a> To braid, intermix, technically, to traffic, give to be security and all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the warriors אַנְשֵׁ֨י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person within you, מִלְחַמְתֵּ֜ךְ (mil·ḥam·têḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> A battle, war with all וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the other people on board, קְהָלֵךְ֙ (qə·hā·lêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> Assembly, convocation, congregation will sink יִפְּלוּ֙ (yip·pə·lū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> To fall, lie into the heart בְּלֵ֣ב (bə·lêḇ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre of the sea יַמִּ֔ים (yam·mîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin on the day בְּי֖וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of your downfall. מַפַּלְתֵּֽךְ׃ (map·pal·têḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4658.htm">Strong's 4658: </a> Fall, decadence, a ruin, a carcase <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ezekiel 27:27 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ezekiel 27:27 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ezekiel 27:27 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ezekiel 27:27 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ezekiel 27:27 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ezekiel 27:27 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ezekiel 27:27 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ezekiel 27:27 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ezekiel 27:27 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/27-27.htm">Ezekiel 27:27 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-27.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 27:27 Your riches and your wares your merchandise (Ezek. 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