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Ezekiel 27:34
Now you are shattered by the seas in the depths of the waters; your merchandise and the people among you have gone down with you.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Ezekiel pronounces this oracle against Tyre as its maritime empire collapses under judgment. The prophet addresses the nation directly at the moment its commercial network and population are suddenly ruined.
The words — נִשְׁבֶּ֥רֶת (nishbe reret) translates literally as “being broken” or “shattered,” while מַעֲרָבֵ֥ךְ (maʿaravek) means “your merchandise.” These terms anchor the verse’s declaration of total loss.
The thread — The sudden ruin of wealth and people runs through Ezekiel 27:26, where the east wind shatters the vessel, and Ezekiel 26:12, which predicts the plundering of walls and merchandise. Zechariah 9:3 recalls Tyre’s prior accumulation of silver and gold.
Why it lands — The text states that economic power and demographic strength provide no shield against sovereign judgment. It requires the reader to observe how sudden collapse consumes both goods and people equally.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 27:26 Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.
- Zechariah 9:3 Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.
- Ezekiel 26:12 They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water.
- Ezekiel 26:19 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I make you a desolate city like other deserted cities, and when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you,