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Ezekiel 27:29

Money and wealth

27 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.

28 The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out.

All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.

30 They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.

31 They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.

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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
All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.
KJV
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;
WEB
All who handle the oars, the mariners and all the pilots of the sea, will come down from their ships. They will stand on the land,
ASV
And all that handled the oar, the mariners, [and] all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land,
DARBY
And all that handle the oar, the mariners, all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land,
BLB
and they will come down from their ships—all those handling the oar, the mariners [and] all the sailors of the sea will stand at the shore.
ÅB
Og de skal stige ut av sine skip, alle de som sitter ved årene, sjøfolkene og alle styrmenn på havet; de skal gå i land.
OTB
Alle som styrer årene
vil forlate sine skip;
sjøfolkene og alle sjømennene
vil stå på land.
B1930
Og de skal stige ut av sine skib, alle de som sitter ved årene, sjøfolkene og alle styrmenn på havet; de skal gå i land.

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 26:16

    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.

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  • Revelation 18:17–24

    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

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  • Ezekiel 32:10

    I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’

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