Ezekiel 27:29

What does Ezekiel 27:29 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 27:29 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land,

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land,

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And all the boatmen, the seamen and those who are expert at guiding a ship through the sea, will come down from their ships and take their places on the land;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And come down from their ships have all handling an oar, Mariners, all the pilots of the sea, on the land they stand,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And all that handled the oar shall come down from their ships: the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea shall stand upon the land:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And all that handle the oar, the mariners, all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land,

Context

v.28At the sound of the cry of thy pilots the suburbs shall shake.

v.29This passage

v.30and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads; they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Revelation 18:17

    for in one hour so great riches is made desolate. And every shipmaster, and every one that saileth any whither, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood afar off,

  • Ezekiel 26:16

    Then 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.

  • Ezekiel 32:10

    Yea, I will make many peoples 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.

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