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Ezekiel 27:34

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 27:34 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
Ezekiel 27:34 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
31and they shall make themselves bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee in bitterness of soul with bitter mourning.
32And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, [saying], Who is there like Tyre, like her that is brought to silence in the midst of the sea?
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.
34In 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.
35All the inhabitants of the isles are astonished at thee, and their kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their countenance.
36The merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; thou art become a terror, and thou shalt nevermore have any being.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“In the time when thou shall be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters. &c.] By the Chaldean army, which came upon them like the waves of the sea, (<262603>Ezekiel 26:3) by which they were overpowered and destroyed; just as a ship on the mighty waters is dashed and broke to pieces by the waves thereof: thy merchandise, and all thy company in the midst of thee, shall fall; trade shall cease, and the mixed multitude of traders from all parts shall be seen no more; the natives of the place shall perish; mariners and soldiers, and persons of every rank and degree, age, and sex. The Targum renders it, “all thine armies.” Abendana suggests that this respects the destruction of Tyre by…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“In the time when . . . shall . . . shall--Now that thou art broken (wrecked) . . . thy merchandise . . . are fallen [MAURER].”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“By the seas - The Babylonians, that like seas shall swell, roar, and break in upon thee. Ezekiel 27:35”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Eze 27:26, Eze 27:27, Eze 26:12-15, Eze 26:19-21; Zac 9:3, Zac 9:4 Ezekiel 27:35”
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