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Ezekiel 27:36

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 27:36 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; thou art become a terror, and thou shalt nevermore have any being.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; thou art become a terror, and thou shalt nevermore have any being.
Ezekiel 27:36 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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
“The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee, &c.] As Tyre had done at Jerusalem, (<262602>Ezekiel 26:2) as she hoped to make better markets upon the fall of Jerusalem, and therefore rejoiced at it; so these merchants upon her fall will hope that her trade will come into their hands, and therefore despise her, hiss, and laugh at her in her abject state. The Targum is, “shall be astonished at thee;” struck with wonder, and even with a stupor at her fall: “and thou shalt be a terror”; not only to thyself, but to kings and merchants, and to all the inhabitants of the isles, and to all that trade by sea; who will be struck with surprise and dread when they hear of thy destruction; (see…”
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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
“hiss--with astonishment; as in Kg1 9:8. Next: Ezekiel Chapter 28”
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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
“Shall hiss - Will mock at thy fall. Next: Ezekiel Chapter 28”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“27:36 Tyre’s former occupants and her former trading partners join the lament for her lost way of life. This panel, like the previous one, ends with the statement that Tyre has come to a horrible end and will exist no more (cp. 26:21).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“hiss: Eze 26:2; Kg1 9:8; Jer 18:16, Jer 19:8; Lam 2:15; Zep 2:15 thou shalt: Eze 26:14, Eze 26:21 a terror: Heb. terrors never shalt be any more: Heb. shalt not be forever Psa 37:10, Psa 37:36 Next: Ezekiel Chapter 28”
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