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?’
When your wares went out of the seas, you filled many peoples. You enriched the kings of the earth with the multitude of your riches and of your merchandise.
In the time that you were broken by the seas, in the depths of the waters, your merchandise and all your company fell within you.
All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you, and their kings are horribly afraid. They are troubled in their face.
The merchants among the peoples hiss at you. You have become a terror, and you will be no more.” ’ ”
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v36 Whereby is meant a long time: for it was…
Whereby is meant a long time: for it was prophesied to be destroyed but seventy years, Isa. 23:15.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv32–36 Eze 27:32 And in their wailing they shall take…
Eze 27:32 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?
Ver. 32. What city.] An elegant mimesis.
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Like the destroyed.] Quae obmutuit, like her that lost her voice and life together.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv32–36 In their wailing; in their sorrowful speeches of Tyre.…
In their wailing; in their sorrowful speeches of Tyre. Shall take up into their mouths, or with a composed, significant, and comprehensive form of speech, to show much grief in few words.
What city is like Tyrus? a few years since no city like her in beauty, riches, glory, and joy, now none like her in all the contraries.
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The destroyed; now no more Tyre the flourishing, the renowned, the mart of nations, and the stately built; but now the destroyed, the silent, overwhelmed with grief, which was full of songs.
In the midst of the sea: alas! what was once her safeguard is now her grave, what enriched her once hath now swallowed all up at once.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv32–35 When thy wares went forth out of the seas,....…
When thy wares went forth out of the seas,.... When they were took out of ships, which came to Tyre from all parts, and were landed on the shore, and put up in warehouses, and exposed in markets and The Targum is,
"when thy merchandise went out from among the nations;''
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being brought from all parts thither:
thou filledst many people; by selling them in their markets commodities they wanted, for which they came from all quarters; and by sending them to others in ships, where they knew they stood in need of them, and would fetch them a good price; and they had enough to answer the demands of all, and to supply them to the full:
thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and pithy merchandise; by taking off the goods of their subjects, whereby they were able the better to pay their taxes, and support them in their grandeur and dignity; as well as by furnishing them gold and silver, and precious stones, which they gave for the produce of their country; or by the toll and custom of the goods imported or exported.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv32–36 In the sea - Alas! what was once her…
In the sea - Alas! what was once her safeguard, is now her grave.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv32, 36 Verse 32. What city is like Tyrus] This, to…
Verse 32. What city is like Tyrus] This, to the end of the chapter, is the lamentation.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On v33 Eze 27:33-36. When thy wares, &c. — When thy…
Eze 27:33-36. When thy wares, &c. — When thy wares or manufactures were transported through the seas to every part, thou filledst many people — Didst supply the wants, or minister to the luxuries and pleasures, of many nations. Time was when thy wares, those of thy own making, and those that passed through thy hands, were exported to all parts of the world; then thou filledst many people, and didst enrich the kings of the earth and their kingdoms. But in the time when thou shalt be broken — As a ship that is wrecked at sea; thy merchandise and all thy company shall fall — They that used to be enriched by thee, shall be ruined with thee, as is usual in trade. All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished — Wondering greatly that ever such a change should be effected, that Tyre should fall. And their kings shall be sore afraid — Sensible how much less able they are to resist the conqueror and defend themselves than thou wast, and not knowing whom he will next attack. They shall be troubled in their countenance — They shall not be able to conceal the discomposure of their minds, but will show it evidently in their countenances. The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee — By way of insult and derision; as men are apt to despise those in adversity, whom they courted and respected in prosperity. The Chaldee Paraphrase renders it, They shall be astonished; and this sense agrees better with the lamentations of the seafaring men, mentioned in the foregoing verses.
The following reflections by Bishop Newton, on the fall of Tyre, are peculiarly worthy of the reader’s attention: “Such hath been the fate of this city, once the most famous in the world for trade and commerce. But trade is a fluctuating thing: it passed from Tyre to Alexandria, from Alexandria to Venice, from Venice to Antwerp, from Antwerp to Amsterdam and London, the English rivalling the Dutch, as the French are now rivalling both. It behooves those who are in possession of it, to take the greatest care that they do not lose it. Liberty is a friend to that, as that is a friend to liberty. But the greatest enemy to both is licentiousness, which tramples upon all law and lawful authority, encourages riots and tumults, promotes drunkenness and debauchery, sticks at nothing to supply its extravagance, practises every art of illicit gain, ruins credit, ruins trade, and will in the end ruin liberty itself. Neither kingdoms nor commonwealths, neither public companies nor private persons, can long carry on a beneficial, flourishing trade without virtue, and what virtue teacheth, sobriety, industry, frugality, modesty, honesty, punctuality, humanity, charity, the love of our country, and the fear of God. The prophets will inform us how the Tyrians lost it; and the like causes will always produce the like effects.”
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v35 The news of Tyre’s ruin shall reach to distant…
The news of Tyre’s ruin shall reach to distant isles, to merchant cities who trade with her. These in their selfish love of gain shall rejoice over her who was once paramount over them, hissing out against her curses and scorn.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v36 Hissed, through pity and astonishment. (Calmet)
Hissed, through pity and astonishment. (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain On vv33–36 out of the seas--brought on shore out of the…
out of the seas--brought on shore out of the ships.
filledst--didst supply plentifully with wares.
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enrich . . . kings--with the custom dues levied on the wares.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv34–36 34. In the time when, etc. — R.V., margin,…
34. In the time when, etc. — R.V., margin, “Now thou art broken.”
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv32, 33, 34, 36 32–36. Lament over Tyre
32–36. Lament over Tyre
The lament appears to be in elegiac metre. The word “wailing” is a contracted form (ni = nehi).
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What city] Rather: who is like Tyre.
like the destroyed] The form is very obscure, but nothing better has been proposed.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v36 (36) Shall hiss at thee.—In Eze_27:35 the prophet again…
(36) Shall hiss at thee.—In Eze_27:35 the prophet again drops the figure of the ship, and looking forward (as in Eze_26:4-6; Eze_26:12-14) to the end, speaks of the final and utter overthrow which shall come upon Tyre. The word hiss is used, as in Isa_5:26; Isa_7:18; Zec_10:8, &c., in the sense of calling for. The prophet tells us that the people who have had commercial connection with Tyre shall call for her in vain; she shall be (not a terror, but, as in Eze_26:21) a sudden destruction, and shall not be for ever.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv32, 35 As in other instances of extreme sorrow, the inarticulate…
As in other instances of extreme sorrow, the inarticulate signs of grief pass after a time into spoken words. What city is like Tyrus, etc.? What parallel can be found in the world"s history, either for her magnificence or her fall? The shipwreck of her fortunes (we are still in the region of the prophet"s metaphors) would be utter and irretrievable.
An incomparable doom.
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The dreadful doom of Tyre is regarded as without parallel. Consider why this is so.
I THE GREATEST SIN BRINGS THE GREATEST DOOM. All men do not sin equally, and all will not be punished to the same extent some with few stripes, others with many stripes. Tyre sinned grievously, therefore Tyre was to be punished grievously. It is not the man who thinks himself the lightest sinner who will certainly be let off with the smallest amount of punishment. We are not to be our own judges and the assessors of our own guilt. There will be many great surprises in the day of judgment. The heaviest doom will be for those who knew the right way and yet did not walk in it. (Luk_12:47, Luk_12:48) Therefore there will be heavier penalties even than those earned by Tyre. Christ says it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for Bethsaida and Chorazin, for the heathen Phoenician cities had not the opportunities that were afforded to the Galilaean towns in which Christ had labored. (Luk_10:13) If London sins like Tyre, London"s doom must be greater than Tyre"s, for a city of Christendom has privileges which the pagans never enjoyed.
II THE GREATEST DOOM WILL BE FELT IN CONTRAST TO THE HIGHEST PROSPERITY. The fall of Tyre was most appalling because her previous splendor had been most imposing. Dives writhing in agony in Hades arrests attention because he was previously enjoying the greatest luxury. The contrast is not merely a striking dramatic effect for the outside observer. It produces the most intense results in the feelings of the sufferer. We feel by contrast, and the greater the contrast the keener are our feelings. Thus a millionaire brought down to destitution feels the hardships of the poor-house far more acutely than the beggar who has never been accustomed to more sumptuous fare. Souls that have tasted of Christ"s grace must suffer more agonies, if they become castaways at last, than souls that have never experienced its blessedness.
III THE GREATEST DOOM MAY BE AVERTED. These things are written for our instruction to warn us to flee from the approaching wrath, not to paralyze us with hopeless dismay. Tyre was overthrown, and its foundations became drying-grounds for the fisherman"s nets exactly as Ezekiel had predicted. (Eze_26:5) The threats of future punishment are equally certain so long as the sin that rouses them remains. But Christ has come to destroy the curse of sin and to free the soul from its doom. It is foolish to seek some faint encouragement from risky attempts to minimize the prospect of future punishment, and so to lull the soul to sleep in its peril. There can be no use in exaggerating the statements of Scripture, nor can there be any wisdom in making the least of them. True wisdom lies in recognizing the unspeakable horror of sin and its doom to the full, and then turning to Christ for deliverance from the sin as much as from its penalties.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v34 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to Tyre. The city of Tyre continues to be described as if it were a wrecked ship. (See: Metaphor)
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General Information:
The words "you" and "your" in these verses refer to Tyre.
when you were shattered by the seas, by deep waters
This can be expressed in active form. AT: "when the seas, the deep waters, shattered you" (See: Active or Passive)
shattered
To "shatter" is to break up into pieces.
crew
team of workers
were appalled at you
"were shocked and terrified by what happened to you"
their kings shuddered in horror
The abstract noun "horror" can be translated using the adverb "fearfully." AT: "their kings shuddered fearfully" (See: Abstract Nouns)
shuddered
"shook, trembled with fear"
Their faces trembled
Here "faces" represents the whole person. AT: "They appear to be trembling" (See: Metonymy)
hiss at you
Hissing was making a whistling sound through the teeth. It may have been out of dismay, grief, or surprise. (See: Symbolic Action)
you have become a horror
The abstract noun "horror" can be translated using the adjective "dreadful." This can be stated in active form. AT: "you have become dreadful" (See: Abstract Nouns)
translationWords
water
king
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v36 27:36 Tyre’s former occupants and her former trading partners…
27:36 Tyre’s former occupants and her former trading partners join the lament for her lost way of life. This panel, like the previous one, ends with the statement that Tyre has come to a horrible end and will exist no more (cp. 26:21).
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