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Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled at you. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/26.htm">New Living Translation</a> All the seaport rulers will step down from their thrones and take off their royal robes and beautiful clothing. They will sit on the ground trembling with horror at your destruction. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then all the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones and remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground and tremble every moment and be appalled at you. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/26.htm">King James Bible</a> Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/26.htm">New King James Version</a> Then all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones, lay aside their robes, and take off their embroidered garments; they will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble every moment, and be astonished at you. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then all the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their colorfully woven garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble again and again, and be appalled at you. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Then all the princes of the sea will go down from their thrones, remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble every moment and be appalled at you. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Then all the princes of the sea will go down from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble every moment, and be appalled at you. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then all the princes of the sea will go down from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble every moment, and be appalled at you. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then all the princes of the sea will go down from their thrones and remove their robes and take off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble again and again, and be appalled at you. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble continually, and be appalled at you. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble continually, and be appalled at you. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and strip off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be astonished at thee. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The kings will step down from their thrones, then take off their royal robes and fancy clothes, and sit on the ground, trembling. They will be so shocked at the news of your defeat that they will shake in fear <a href="/erv/ezekiel/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and strip off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be astonished at thee. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the princes from the coast will come down from their thrones. They will remove their robes and take off their embroidered clothes. Dressed in terror, they will sit on the ground. They will tremble constantly and be shocked at you. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> All the kings of the seafaring nations will come down from their thrones. They will take off their robes and their embroidered clothes and sit trembling on the ground. They will be so terrified at your fate that they will not be able to stop trembling. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> That's when all the kings of the seafaring nations will abandon their thrones, strip off their fancy clothes, and collapse trembling on the ground. They'll be so frightened as they observe what has happened to you that they'll be unable to stop trembling. They will be utterly appalled at you! <a href="/msb/ezekiel/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you. <a href="/net/ezekiel/26.htm">NET Bible</a> All the princes of the sea will vacate their thrones. They will remove their robes and strip off their embroidered clothes; they will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground; they will tremble continually and be shocked at what has happened to you. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit on the ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be astonished at you. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. <a href="/web/ezekiel/26.htm">World English Bible</a> Then all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground, and will tremble every moment, and be astonished at you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And all princes of the sea have come down from off their thrones, "" And they have turned their robes aside, "" And strip off their embroidered garments, "" They put on trembling, "" They sit on the earth, "" And they have trembled every moment, "" And they have been astonished at you, <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And come down from off their thrones have all princes of the sea, And they have turned aside their robes, And their embroidered garments strip off, Trembling they put on, on the earth they sit, And they have trembled every moment, And they have been astonished at thee, <a href="/slt/ezekiel/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and they removed their robes, and they shall put off the garments of variegations: they shall put on tremblings; they sat upon the earth and trembled at the moments, and were astonished at thee.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones: and take off their robes, and cast away their broidered garments, and be clothed with astonishment: they shall sit on the ground, and with amazement shall wonder at thy sudden fall. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And all the leaders of the sea will descend from their thrones. And they will cast aside their outer garments and their colorful clothing, and they will be clothed in stupor. They will sit on the ground, and they will wonder with astonishment at your sudden downfall. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/26.htm">New American Bible</a> All the princes of the sea will step down from their thrones, Lay aside their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed in mourning, they will sit on the ground And tremble, horror-struck and appalled at you. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then all the princes of the sea shall step down from their thrones; they shall remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They shall clothe themselves with trembling, and shall sit on the ground; they shall tremble every moment, and be appalled at you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones and lay away their robes and put off their embroidered garments; they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble and become restless, and be astonished at you. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And all of the Princes of the Sea shall descend from their thrones and they shall take their garments from them and they shall strip the garments of their decorations, and they shall put on trembling, and they shall sit on the ground, and they shall be bewildered, and they shall not be comforted, and they shall be astonished at you<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and strip off their richly woven garments; they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be appalled at thee. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And all the princes of the nations of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and shall take off their crowns from their heads, and shall take off their embroidered raiment: they shall be utterly amazed; they shall sit upon the ground, and fear their own destruction, and shall groan over thee. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/26-16.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=7572" 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/26.htm">A Prophecy Against Tyre</a> …15This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst? 16<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/5387.htm" title="5387: nə·śî·’ê (N-mpc) -- Or nasi'; from nasa'; properly, an exalted one, i.e. A king or sheik; also a rising mist.">the princes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: hay·yām (Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the sea</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: wə·yā·rə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To come or go down, descend. ">will descend</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/3678.htm" title="3678: kis·’ō·w·ṯām (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Seat of honor, throne. Or kicceh; from kacah; properly, covered, i.e. A throne.">their thrones,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5493.htm" title="5493: wə·hê·sî·rū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To turn aside. Or suwr; a primitive root; to turn off.">remove</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4598.htm" title="4598: mə·‘î·lê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- A robe. From ma'al in the sense of covering; a robe.">their robes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6584.htm" title="6584: yip̄·šō·ṭū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To strip off, make a dash, raid. A primitive root; to spread out; by analogy, to strip.">and strip off</a> <a href="/hebrew/7553.htm" title="7553: riq·mā·ṯām (N-fsc:: 3mp) -- Variegated stuff. From raqam; variegation of color; specifically, embroidery.">their embroidered</a> <a href="/hebrew/899.htm" title="899: biḡ·ḏê (N-mpc) -- A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage. From bagad; a covering, i.e. Clothing; also treachery or pillage.">garments.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3847.htm" title="3847: yil·bā·šū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- Or labesh; a primitive root; properly, wrap around, i.e. to put on a garment or clothe, literally or figuratively.">Clothed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2731.htm" title="2731: ḥă·rā·ḏō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Trembling, fear, anxiety. Feminine of chared; fear, anxiety.">with terror,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yê·šê·ḇū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">they will sit</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/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the ground,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2729.htm" title="2729: wə·ḥā·rə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To tremble, be terrified. A primitive root; to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten.">trembling</a> <a href="/hebrew/7281.htm" title="7281: lir·ḡā·‘îm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- A moment. From raga'. A wink, i.e. A very short space of time.">every moment,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8074.htm" title="8074: wə·šā·mə·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To be desolated or appalled. A primitive root; to stun, i.e. Devastate or stupefy.">appalled</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lā·yiḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over you.</a> 17Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!…<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="/isaiah/23-8.htm">Isaiah 23:8-9</a> Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth? / The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth. <a href="/jeremiah/25-22.htm">Jeremiah 25:22</a> all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea; <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="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-5</a> “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.” ... <a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Zephaniah 2:13-15</a> And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert. / Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar. / This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist. <a href="/revelation/18-17.htm">Revelation 18:17-19</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 / 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.” <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9-11</a> Sheol beneath is eager to meet you upon your arrival. It stirs the spirits of the dead to greet you—all the rulers of the earth. It makes all the kings of the nations rise from their thrones. / They will all respond to you, saying, “You too have become weak, as we are; you have become like us!” / 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/50-30.htm">Jeremiah 50:30-32</a> Therefore, her young men will fall in the streets, and all her warriors will be silenced in that day,” declares the LORD. / “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/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16-18</a> And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. / For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. / And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.” <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/51-41.htm">Jeremiah 51:41-44</a> How Sheshach has been captured! The praise of all the earth has been seized. What a horror Babylon has become among the nations! / The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered in turbulent waves. / Her cities have become a desolation, a dry and arid land, a land where no one lives, where no son of man passes through. ... <a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a> Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.” <a href="/isaiah/34-11.htm">Isaiah 34:11-15</a> The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction. / No nobles will be left to proclaim a king, and all her princes will come to nothing. / Her towers will be overgrown with thorns, her fortresses with thistles and briers. She will become a haunt for jackals, an abode for ostriches. ... <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10</a> 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. <a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21-24</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. / And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.” ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit on the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at you.all the princes<a href="/ezekiel/27-29.htm">Ezekiel 27:29-36</a> And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land; … <a href="/ezekiel/32-21.htm">Ezekiel 32:21-32</a> The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword… <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Isaiah 14:9-13</a> Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations… come<a href="/exodus/33-4.htm">Exodus 33:4,5</a> And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments… <a href="/job/2-12.htm">Job 2:12</a> 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.<a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Jonah 3:6</a> For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.clothe<a href="/ezekiel/7-8.htm">Ezekiel 7:8</a> Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.<a href="/job/8-22.htm">Job 8:22</a> They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.<a href="/psalms/35-26.htm">Psalm 35:26</a> Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.trembling [heb] tremblings <a href="/job/2-13.htm">Job 2:13</a> So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.<a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Isaiah 3:26</a> And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.<a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1</a> Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.tremble<a href="/ezekiel/32-10.htm">Ezekiel 32:10</a> Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.<a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Exodus 15:15</a> Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.<a href="/daniel/5-6.htm">Daniel 5:6</a> Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/4-17.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-18.htm">Broidered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Clothe</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-18.htm">Embroidered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-26.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-11.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-6.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-18.htm">Richly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-18.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-41.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-26.htm">Strip</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-32.htm">Thrones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-18.htm">Trembling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-18.htm">Woven</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-35.htm">Astonished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Broidered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-3.htm">Clothe</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Embroidered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Garments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-17.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-14.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-10.htm">Moment</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-21.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Richly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-24.htm">Robes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-15.htm">Strip</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/daniel/7-9.htm">Thrones</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-18.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/daniel/10-7.htm">Trembling</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Woven</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 26</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/26-1.htm">Tyrus, for insulting Jerusalem, is threatened with destruction</a> 7. <a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">The power of Nebuchadnezzar against her</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">The mourning and astonishment of the sea at her fall</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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The "princes of the sea" symbolize the rulers and influential figures of these coastal regions. The act of descending from their thrones signifies a loss of power and status, indicating the profound impact of Tyre's downfall on its allies and trading partners. Historically, Tyre was a major hub in the ancient Near East, and its destruction would have sent shockwaves through the region.remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments The removal of robes and embroidered garments is a symbolic act of mourning and humiliation. In ancient cultures, clothing often represented one's status and identity. By discarding these garments, the princes express their grief and acknowledge the loss of their own prestige and security. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages where clothing is used to signify mourning or repentance, such as in <a href="/job/1-20.htm">Job 1:20</a> and <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Jonah 3:6</a>.Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground Being "clothed with terror" suggests that fear and dread have become their new attire, replacing their former garments of splendor. Sitting on the ground is a traditional posture of mourning and despair, seen in other biblical contexts like <a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10</a>. This posture indicates a complete reversal of fortune and a recognition of their vulnerability in the face of divine judgment.trembling every moment, appalled over you The continuous trembling reflects an ongoing state of fear and anxiety, highlighting the severity of the situation. The word "appalled" suggests a deep sense of shock and horror at the destruction of Tyre. This reaction underscores the magnitude of Tyre's fall, which serves as a warning to other nations about the consequences of pride and reliance on wealth. The prophetic nature of this passage aligns with other biblical prophecies where God judges nations for their arrogance and idolatry, such as in <a href="/isaiah/23.htm">Isaiah 23</a> and <a href="/revelation/18.htm">Revelation 18</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration. 2. <a href="/topical/p/princes_of_the_sea.htm">Princes of the Sea</a> Likely referring to the rulers of maritime nations or city-states, particularly those associated with Tyre, a powerful and wealthy port city. 3. <a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a> An ancient Phoenician city known for its wealth and trade. It was a significant maritime power and is the subject of God's judgment in this passage. 4. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_of_tyre.htm">Judgment of Tyre</a> The event where God pronounces judgment on Tyre for its pride and opposition to Israel, leading to its downfall. 5. <a href="/topical/t/trembling_and_appallment.htm">Trembling and Appallment</a> The reaction of the surrounding nations and rulers to the fall of Tyre, symbolizing fear and astonishment at God's power and judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is in control of all nations and their leaders. No power is beyond His reach or judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_power_and_wealth.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Power and Wealth</a> Like Tyre, all human achievements and riches are temporary and can be brought low by God's will. <a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a> The reaction of the princes of the sea serves as a reminder of the fear and reverence due to God, who holds ultimate authority. <a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a> The stripping of robes and sitting on the ground symbolize humility. We are called to humble ourselves before God, recognizing our dependence on Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Certainty of God's Judgment</a> God's judgment is certain and just. It serves as a warning to live righteously and align ourselves with His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 26</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_angels.htm">What does the Bible say about angels?</a> <a href="/q/why_is_ezekiel's_throne_sapphire-like.htm">Why does the throne in Ezekiel 1:26 appear like sapphire, and does this contradict other biblical depictions of God's throne?</a> <a href="/q/how_is_ezekiel_37_25-28_fulfilled_today.htm">How can Ezekiel 37:25-28's everlasting covenant and sanctuary be understood when there seems to be no clear historical or present-day fulfillment matching this depiction?</a> <a href="/q/bible_angels'_names.htm">What are the names of angels in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) Princes of the sea.--Or, as we should say, merchant princes. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/23-8.htm" title="Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honorable of the earth?">Isaiah 23:8</a>.) Actual sovereigns are not meant, but those raised by commerce to wealth and power. Their astonishment and grief is poetically described under the figure of the customs of Oriental mourning. (Comp. <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm" title="For word came to the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.">Jonah 3:6</a>.) "Thrones" should rather be translated seats, as in <a href="/judges/3-20.htm" title="And Ehud came to him; and he was sitting in a summer parlor, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God to you. And he arose out of his seat.">Judges 3:20</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/1-9.htm" title="So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat on a seat by a post of the temple of the LORD.">1Samuel 1:9</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm" title="And when he came, see, Eli sat on a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.">1Samuel 4:13</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/4-18.htm" title="And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.">1Samuel 4:18</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - The princes of the sea are not the kings of the isles, but the merchant-princes of the city (<a href="/isaiah/23-8.htm">Isaiah 23:8</a>). They shall lay aside their robes of state - Tyrian purple embroidered with gold and silver - and shall put on the garments of mourners. <a href="/jonah/3-6.htm">Jonah 3:6</a> presents an interesting parallel. The word thrones is used, as in <a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm">1 Samuel 4:13</a>, for any chair of state, as that of priest or judge (<a href="/proverbs/9-14.htm">Proverbs 9:14</a>; <a href="/esther/3-1.htm">Esther 3:1</a>), as well as for the specifically kingly throne. For the, most part, however, the later meaning is dominant. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>All כֹּ֚ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the princes נְשִׂיאֵ֣י (nə·śî·’ê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5387.htm">Strong's 5387: </a> An exalted one, a king, sheik, a rising mist of the sea הַיָּ֔ם (hay·yām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin will descend וְֽיָרְד֞וּ (wə·yā·rə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> To come or go down, descend from מֵעַ֣ל (mê·‘al) Preposition-m <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against their thrones, כִּסְאוֹתָ֗ם (kis·’ō·w·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3678.htm">Strong's 3678: </a> Seat of honor, throne remove וְהֵסִ֙ירוּ֙ (wə·hê·sî·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5493.htm">Strong's 5493: </a> To turn aside their robes, מְעִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם (mə·‘î·lê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4598.htm">Strong's 4598: </a> A robe and strip off יִפְשֹׁ֑טוּ (yip̄·šō·ṭū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6584.htm">Strong's 6584: </a> To strip off, make a dash, raid their embroidered רִקְמָתָ֖ם (riq·mā·ṯām) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7553.htm">Strong's 7553: </a> Variegation of color, embroidery garments. בִּגְדֵ֥י (biḡ·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_899.htm">Strong's 899: </a> A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage Clothed יִלְבָּ֙שׁוּ֙ (yil·bā·šū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3847.htm">Strong's 3847: </a> Wrap around, to put on a, garment, clothe with terror, חֲרָד֤וֹת ׀ (ḥă·rā·ḏō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2731.htm">Strong's 2731: </a> Trembling, fear, anxiety they will sit יֵשֵׁ֔בוּ (yê·šê·ḇū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the ground, הָאָ֣רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land trembling וְחָֽרְדוּ֙ (wə·ḥā·rə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2729.htm">Strong's 2729: </a> To shudder with terror, to fear, to hasten [every] moment, לִרְגָעִ֔ים (lir·ḡā·‘îm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7281.htm">Strong's 7281: </a> A wink, a very short space of time appalled וְשָׁמְמ֖וּ (wə·šā·mə·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8074.htm">Strong's 8074: </a> To stun, devastate, stupefy over you. עָלָֽיִךְ׃ (‘ā·lā·yiḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/26-16.htm">Ezekiel 26:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-16.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 26:16 Then all the princes of the sea (Ezek. 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