Ezekiel 26 · Verse 17

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!
Ezekiel 26:17, King James Version

Ezekiel 26:17 in other translations

BSBThen they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men— she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!
WEBThey will take up a lamentation over you, and tell you, “How you are destroyed, who were inhabited by seafaring men, the renowned city, who was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, who caused their terror to be on all who lived there!”
ASVAnd they shall take up a lamentation over thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited by seafaring men, the renowned city, that was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, that caused their terror to be on all that dwelt there!
YLTAnd have lifted up for thee a lamentation, And said to thee: How hast thou perished, That art inhabited from the seas, The praised city, that was strong in the sea, She and her inhabitants, Who put their terror on all her inhabitants!
DARBYAnd they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How hast thou perished, that wast inhabited from the seas, O renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, — she and her inhabitants, who caused their terror to be on all them that dwell therein!
BBEAnd they will send up a song of grief for you, and say to you, What destruction has come on you, how are you cut off from the sea, the noted town, which was strong in the sea, she and her people, causing the fear of them to come on all the dry land!
WebsterAnd they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited by sea-faring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, who cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!

What does Ezekiel 26:17 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 17 Wast strong in the sea - The strength of Tyre was so great, that Alexander despaired of being able to reduce it unless he could fill up that arm of the sea that ran between it and the main land. And this work cost his army seven months of labor.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 26:17 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.

וְנָשְׂא֨וּve.na.se.'Uand they will take upH5375
עָלַ֤יִךְ'a.La.yikhon youH5921
קִינָה֙ki.Naha lamentationH7015
וְאָ֣מְרוּve.'A.me.ruand they will sayH559
לָ֔ךְLakhto you
אֵ֣יךְ'eikhhow!H349
אָבַ֔דְתְּ'a.Vadtyou have perishedH6
נוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתno.She.vetO inhabited [city]H3427
מִיַּמִּ֑יםmi.ya.Mimfrom [the] seasH3220
הָעִ֣ירha.'IrO cityH5892
הַהֻלָּ֗לָהha.hu.La.lahthat <it> was praisedH1984
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhichH834
הָיְתָ֨הha.ye.Tahit wasH1961
חֲזָקָ֤הcha.za.KahmightyH2389
בַיָּם֙vai.Yamin the seaH3220
הִ֣יאhi'itH1931
וְיֹשְׁבֶ֔יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haand inhabitants itsH3427
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
נָתְנ֥וּna.te.Nuthey gaveH5414
חִתִּיתָ֖םchi.ti.Tamterror theirH2851
לְכָל\־le.kholto allH3605
יוֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ\׃yo.she.Vei.hainhabitants itsH3427

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Cross references for Ezekiel 26:17

  • Isaiah 14:12

    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!

  • Ezekiel 19:1

    Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

  • 2 Samuel 1:25-27

    How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished!

  • Ezekiel 19:14

    And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

  • Revelation 18:9-10

    And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.

  • Isaiah 23:4

    Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.

  • Ezekiel 27:2-36

    Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus; And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty. Thy borders are in the midst of the seas, thy builders have perfected thy beauty. They have made all thy ship boards of fir trees of Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee. …

  • Ezekiel 32:2

    Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the nations, and thou art as a whale in the seas: and thou camest forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.

  • Ezekiel 32:16

    This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith the Lord God.

  • Revelation 18:16-19

    And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, What city is like unto this great city! And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

  • Jeremiah 6:26

    O daughter of my people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow thyself in ashes: make thee mourning, as for an only son, most bitter lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly come upon us.

  • Joshua 19:29

    And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
take.
19:1,14; 27:2,32; 28:12-19; 32:2,16; Jer 6:26; 7:29; 9:20; Mic 2:4
How art.
2Sa 1:19,25-27; Isa 14:12; La 1:1; Joe 1:18; Ob 1:5; Zep 2:15
Re 18:9,10,16-19
seafaring men. Heb. the seas. strong.
27:3-36; 28:2-10; Jos 19:29; Isa 23:4,8

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Context

  • 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!

  • Ezekiel 26:18

    Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.

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Ezekiel 26:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y levantarán sobre ti endechas, y te dirán: ¿Cómo pereciste tú, poblada en los mares, ciudad que fué alabada, que fué fuerte en la mar, ella y sus habitantes, que ponían su espanto á todos sus moradores?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils élèveront une complainte sur toi, et te diront: Comment as-tu péri, toi qui étais habitée par ceux qui venaient des mers, ville célèbre qui étais puissante sur la mer, toi et tes habitants qui répandiez votre terreur sur tous ceux qui habitent en elle?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie werden ein Klagelied über dich erheben und zu dir sprechen: Wie bist du untergegangen, du von den Meeren her Bewohnte, du berühmte Stadt, die mächtig auf dem Meere war, sie und ihre Bewohner, welche allen, die darin wohnten, ihren Schrecken einflößten!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et assumentes super te lamentum, dicent tibi: Quomodo peristi, quæ habitas in mari, urbs inclyta, quæ fuisti fortis in mari cum habitatoribus tuis, quos formidabant universi?