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Ezekiel 27:32

Tyre
Money and wealth

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:

31 And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.

And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?

33 When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.

34 In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.

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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
As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea?
KJV
And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?
WEB
In their wailing they will take up a lamentation for you, and lament over you, saying, ‘Who is there like Tyre, like her who is brought to silence in the middle of the sea?’
ASV
And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, [saying], Who is there like Tyre, like her that is brought to silence in the midst of the sea?
DARBY
And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, [saying,] Who is like Tyre, like her that is destroyed in the midst of the sea?
BLB
And they will lift up a lamentation for you in their wailing, and they will lament over you: ‘Who [was] like Tyre, silenced in the midst of the sea?
ÅB
I sin jammer skal de stemme i en klagesang over deg og si: Hvem er lik Tyrus, den stad som nå er blitt taus, der den ligger midt ute i havet?
OTB
Mens de jamrer og sørger over deg,
vil de stemme i en klagesang for deg og synge:
“Hvem er som Tyrus,
nå stille i havets midte?”
B1930
I sin jammer skal de stemme i en klagesang over dig og si: Hvem er lik Tyrus, den stad som nu er blitt taus, der den ligger midt ute i havet?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 26:17

    And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!

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  • Ezekiel 27:2

    Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;

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  • Revelation 18:18

    And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city!

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  • Ezekiel 26:4–5

    And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.

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  • Ezekiel 27:26

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

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  • Lamentations 1:12

    Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by? behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, wherewith the LORD hath afflicted me in the day of his fierce anger.

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  • Lamentations 2:13

    What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

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