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Ezekiel 27:28

Money and wealth

26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.

27 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.

The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.

29 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;

30 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:

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out.
KJV
The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
WEB
At the sound of the cry of your pilots, the pasture lands will shake.
ASV
At the sound of the cry of thy pilots the suburbs shall shake.
DARBY
The open places shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.
BLB
At the sound of the cry of your sailors the common lands will shake,
ÅB
Ved lyden av dine styrmenns skrik skal dine marker beve.
OTB
Ved lyden av ropet fra dine sjømenn,
vil kystlandene skjelve.
B1930
Ved lyden av dine styrmenns skrik skal dine marker beve.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 26:10

    By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.

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  • Nahum 2:3

    The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.

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  • Ezekiel 26:15–18

    Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?

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  • Exodus 15:14

    The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

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  • Ezekiel 31:16

    I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the earth.

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  • Ezekiel 27:35

    All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.

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