Ezekiel 27:34

What does Ezekiel 27:34 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 27:34 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

In the time that thou wast broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, thy merchandise and all thy company did fall in the midst of thee.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

In the time that thou wast broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, thy merchandise and all thy company did fall in the midst of thee.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now that you are broken by the seas in the deep waters, your goods and all your people will go down with you.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

The time of <FI>thy<Fi> being broken by the seas in the depths of the waters, Thy merchandise and all thy assembly in thy midst have fallen.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Now thou art destroyed by the sea, thy riches are in the bottom of the waters, and all the multitude that was in the midst of thee is fallen.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

In the time [when] thou art broken by the seas, in the depths of the waters, thy merchandise and all thine assemblage in the midst of thee have fallen.

Context

v.33When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many peoples; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.

v.34This passage

v.35All the inhabitants of the isles are astonished at thee, and their kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their countenance.

Cross references

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

  • Zechariah 9:3

    And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

  • Ezekiel 27:26

    Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the heart of the seas.

  • Ezekiel 26:12

    And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise; and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses; and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the waters.

  • Ezekiel 26:19

    For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and the great waters shall cover thee;

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