Ezekiel 27 · Verse 36

Ezekiel 27:36

The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
Ezekiel 27:36, King James Version

Ezekiel 27:36 in other translations

BSBThose who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
WEBThe merchants among the peoples hiss at you. You have come to a terrible end, and you will be no more.”’”
ASVThe merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; thou art become a terror, and thou shalt nevermore have any being.
YLTMerchants among the peoples have shrieked for thee, Wastes thou hast been, and thou art not--to the age!'
DARBYThe merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; thou art become a terror, and thou shalt never be any more.
BBEThose who do business among the peoples make sounds of surprise at you; you have become a thing of fear, you have come to an end for ever.
WebsterThe merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.

What does Ezekiel 27:36 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
36. hiss--with astonishment; as in 1Ki 9:8.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 36 Shall hiss at thee - שרקו shareku, shall shriek for thee. This powerfully expresses the sensation made on the feelings of the spectators on the shore when they saw the vessel swallowed up.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 27:26-36

The most mighty and magnificent kingdoms and states, sooner or later, come down. Those who make creatures their confidence, and rest their hopes upon them, will fall with them: happy are those who have the God of Jacob for their Help, and whose hope is in the Lord their God, who lives for ever. Those who engage in trade should learn to conduct their business according to God's word. Those who possess wealth should…

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Ezekiel 27:36 in the original Hebrew

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סֹֽחֲרִים֙so.cha.RimtradersH5503
בָּ֣עַמִּ֔יםba.'a.Mimamong the peoplesH5971
שָׁרְק֖וּsha.re.Kuthey have hissedH8319
עָלָ֑יִךְ'a.La.yikhon youH5921
בַּלָּה֣וֹתba.la.HotterrorsH1091
הָיִ֔יתha.Yityou have becomeH1961
וְאֵינֵ֖ךְve.'ei.Nekhand there not [will be] youH369
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
עוֹלָֽם\׃\ \סo.LamperpetuityH5769

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Cross references for Ezekiel 27:36

  • Jeremiah 18:16

    To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.

  • Ezekiel 26:21

    I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord God.

  • Psalms 37:10

    For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

  • Psalms 37:36

    Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.

  • Zephaniah 2:15

    This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.

  • Jeremiah 19:8

    And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.

  • Ezekiel 26:14

    And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the Lord have spoken it, saith the Lord God.

  • Jeremiah 50:13

    Because of the wrath of the Lord it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.

  • 1 Kings 9:8

    And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?

  • Ezekiel 26:2

    Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste:

  • Jeremiah 49:17

    Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.

  • Lamentations 2:15

    All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
hiss.
26:2; 1Ki 9:8; Jer 18:16; 19:8; La 2:15; Zep 2:15
thou shalt.
26:14,21
a terror. Heb. terrors. never shalt be any more. Heb.shalt not be for ever.
Ps 37:10,36

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Context

  • Ezekiel 27:35

    All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.

  • Ezekiel 27:36

    The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.

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Ezekiel 27:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Los mercaderes en los pueblos silbarán sobre ti: vendrás á ser espanto, y dejarás de ser para siempre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les marchands parmi les peuples ont sifflé sur toi; tu es devenue une terreur, et tu ne seras plus, à jamais.
German
Elberfelder 1871		die Händler unter den Völkern zischen über dich. Ein Schrecken bist du geworden, und bist dahin auf ewig!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Negotiatores populorum sibilaverunt super te: ad nihilum deducta es, et non eris usque in perpetuum.