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Ezekiel 27

Ezekiel 27:36

A Lament for Tyre · Ezekiel 27:1–36
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Translations

Modern
Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
Traditional
The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
Literal
The traders among the nations hiss at you; you have become a horror, and you will be no more, even to forever!’”
Latin
Negotiatores populorum sibilaverunt super te: ad nihilum deducta es, et non eris usque in perpetuum.

Original

Hebrew
English
Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”

Notes

Ezekiel 27:36

Tyre's former residents and trading partners mourn the loss of its way of life. This section, like the previous one, ends by stating that Tyre has met a terrible end and will no longer exist (compare Ezekiel 26:21).

Ezekiel 27:1–36

The second part of the prophet’s message to Tyre (see study note on Ezekiel 26:1–28:19) is a funeral song.

The song compares Tyre’s past glory with its present loss. It connects with the previous chapter in several ways. Both speak directly to Tyre. Both describe Tyre as a gateway and a center of trade (see Ezekiel 26:1–2). Both end with the same message: Tyre has come to a terrible end and will exist no more (compare Ezekiel 26:21).

Ezekiel 26:1–28:19

The message against Tyre, Israel’s northwestern neighbor, is more detailed than the short messages before it. It consists of three similar sections (Ezekiel 26:2–21; 27:1–36; and 28:1–19). Each section conveys the same idea: Tyre would meet a terrible end and cease to exist (Ezekiel 27:36).

Ezekiel 25:1–32:32

  • This section contains a series of messages of judgment against nearby nations. There are six shorter messages against Judah's immediate neighbors, arranged in a clockwise order, followed by a final message against Egypt (Ezekiel 30–32). Through experiencing God's judgment, the nations would recognize God's control over everything. The nations might be used to carry out God's judgment on his people, but they would not avoid judgment themselves.

  • One of the main purposes of these messages was to show that the negative part of God's promise to Abraham ("I will … curse those who curse you," Genesis 12:3) was still active. No one can harm God's people and avoid consequences, even when God's people are under his judgment.

Theme notes and profiles

Messages Against the Nations

Events

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Ezekiel, Book of Lebanon Lord Phoenicia, Phoenicians

Topics

Commerce: Denunciations Connected with Abuses of Merchant: General Scriptures Concerning Tyre: Prophecies Respecting: All Nations to be Terrified at Its Destruction