Ezekiel 26 · Verse 16

Ezekiel 26:16

Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.
Ezekiel 26:16, King James Version

Ezekiel 26:16 in other translations

BSBAll 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.
WEBThen all the princes of the sea will come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. They will clothe themselves with trembling. They will sit on the ground, and will tremble every moment, and be astonished at you.
ASVThen all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and strip off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be astonished at thee.
YLTAnd come down from off their thrones have all princes of the sea, And they have turned aside their robes, And their embroidered garments strip off, Trembling they put on, on the earth they sit, And they have trembled every moment, And they have been astonished at thee,
DARBYAnd all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling, they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be astonied because of thee.
BBEThen all the rulers of the sea will come down from their high seats, and put away their robes and take off their clothing of needlework: they will put on the clothing of grief, they will take their seats on the earth, shaking with fear every minute and overcome with wonder at you.
WebsterThen all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.

What does Ezekiel 26:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 26:15-21

15-21. The impression which the overthrow of Tyre produced on other maritime nations and upon her own colonies, for example, Utica, Carthage, and Tartessus or Tarshish in Spain. isles--maritime lands. Even mighty Carthage used to send a yearly offering to the temple of Hercules at Tyre: and the mother city gave high priests to her colonies. Hence the consternation at her fall felt in the widely scattered…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 The princes of the sea - The chief maritime states, such as Leptis, Utica, Carthage, Gades, etc. See Calmet.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 26:15-21

See how high, how great Tyre had been. See how low Tyre is made. The fall of others should awaken us out of security. Every discovery of the fulfilment of a Scripture prophecy, is like a miracle to confirm our faith. All that is earthly is vanity and vexation. Those who now have the most established prosperity, will soon be out of sight and forgotten.

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Ezekiel 26:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְֽיָרְד֞וּve.ya.re.Duand they will go downH3381
מֵעַ֣לme.'Alfrom onH5921
כִּסְאוֹתָ֗םkis.'o.Tamthrones theirH3678
כֹּ֚לkolallH3605
נְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'Ei[the] princes ofH5387
הַיָּ֔םhai.Yamthe seaH3220
וְהֵסִ֙ירוּ֙ve.he.Si.ruand they will removeH5493
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מְעִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔םme.'I.lei.Hemrobes theirH4598
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בִּגְדֵ֥יbig.Dei[the] clothes ofH899
רִקְמָתָ֖םrik.ma.Tammulticolored cloth theirH7553
יִפְשֹׁ֑טוּyif.Sho.tuthey will strip offH6584
חֲרָד֤וֹת\׀cha.ra.Dottrembling<s>H2731
יִלְבָּ֙שׁוּ֙yil.Ba.shuthey will be clothedH3847
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzthe groundH776
יֵשֵׁ֔בוּye.She.vuthey will sitH3427
וְחָֽרְדוּ֙ve.cha.re.Duand they will trembleH2729
לִרְגָעִ֔יםlir.ga.'Imto momentsH7281
וְשָׁמְמ֖וּve.sha.me.Muand they will be appalledH8074
עָלָֽיִךְ\׃'a.La.yikhon youH5921

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 26:16

  • Ezekiel 32:10

    Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at every moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.

  • Hosea 11:10

    They shall walk after the Lord: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

  • Job 8:22

    They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

  • Jonah 3:6

    For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

  • Psalms 35:26

    Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

  • 1 Peter 5:5

    Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

  • Isaiah 3:26

    And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.

  • Exodus 15:15

    Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

  • Lamentations 2:10

    The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.

  • Job 2:12-13

    And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

  • Ezekiel 7:8

    Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.

  • Isaiah 14:9-13

    Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak as we? art thou become like unto us? Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all the princes.
27:29-36; 32:21-32; Isa 14:9-13; 23:1-8; Re 18:11-19
come.
Ex 33:4,5; Job 2:12; Jon 3:6
clothe.
7:8; Job 8:22; Ps 35:26; 109:18,29; 132:18; 1Pe 5:5
trembling. Heb. tremblings. sit.
Job 2:13; Isa 3:26; 47:1; 52:2; La 2:10
tremble.
32:10; Ex 15:15; Da 5:6; Ho 11:10; Re 18:15
be astonished.
27:35

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Context

  • Ezekiel 26:15

    Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?

  • Ezekiel 26:16

    Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.

  • 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 26:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Entonces todos los príncipes de la mar descenderán de sus sillas, y se quitarán sus mantos, y desnudarán sus bordadas ropas: de espanto se vestirán, sentaránse sobre la tierra, y temblarán á cada momento, y estarán sobre ti atónitos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et tous les princes de la mer descendront de leurs trônes, et ôteront leurs robes, et dépouilleront leurs vêtements de broderie; ils se revêtiront de frayeur, ils s’assiéront sur la terre, et ils trembleront à tout moment et seront dans la stupeur à cause de toi.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und alle Fürsten des Meeres werden von ihren Thronen herabsteigen, und ihre Mäntel ablegen und ihre buntgewirkten Kleider ausziehen; in Schrecken werden sie sich kleiden, werden auf der Erde sitzen und jeden Augenblick erzittern und sich über dich entsetzen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et descendent de sedibus suis omnes principes maris, et auferent exuvias suas, et vestimenta sua varia abjicient, et induentur stupore: in terra sedebunt, et attoniti super repentino casu tuo admirabuntur: