Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version All who handle the oars will abandon their ships; the mariners and all the sailors will stand on the shore. New Living Translation All the oarsmen abandon their ships; the sailors and pilots stand on the shore. English Standard Version and down from their ships come all who handle the oar. The mariners and all the pilots of the sea stand on the land Berean Standard Bible All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore. King James Bible 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; New King James Version “All who handle the oar, The mariners, All the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships and stand on the shore. New American Standard Bible “All who handle the oar, The seamen and all the sailors of the sea Will come down from their ships; They will stand on the land, NASB 1995 “All who handle the oar, The sailors and all the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships; They will stand on the land, NASB 1977 “And all who handle the oar, The sailors, and all the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships; They will stand on the land, Legacy Standard Bible All who handle the oar, The sailors and all the pilots of the sea, Will come down from their ships; They will stand on the land, Amplified Bible “All who handle the oar, The mariners and all the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships; They will stand on the shore, Christian Standard Bible All the oarsmen disembark from their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea stand on the shore. Holman Christian Standard Bible All those who handle an oar disembark from their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea stand on the shore. American Standard Version And all that handled the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand upon the land, Contemporary English Version Every ship is deserted; rowers and sailors and captains all stand on shore, English Revised Version 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, GOD'S WORD® Translation All the rowers, the sailors, and all the mariners came down from their ships and stood on the shore. Good News Translation "Every ship is now deserted, And every sailor has gone ashore. International Standard Version Everyone who handles an oar will abandon ship, they'll head straight for dry land, Majority Standard Bible All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore. NET Bible They will descend from their ships--all who handle the oar, the sailors and all the sea captains--they will stand on the land. New Heart English Bible All who handled the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships; they shall stand on the land, Webster's Bible Translation 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; World English Bible All who handle the oars, the mariners and all the pilots of the sea, will come down from their ships. They will stand on the land, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd all handling an oar come down from their ships, "" Mariners [and] all the pilots of the sea stand on the land, Young's Literal Translation And come down from their ships have all handling an oar, Mariners, all the pilots of the sea, on the land they stand, Smith's Literal Translation All holding the oars, the seamen and the shipmen of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the earth. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd 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: Catholic Public Domain Version And all who were handling the oar will descend from their ships; the sailors and all the navigators of the sea will stand upon the land. New American Bible Down from their ships come all who ply the oars; Sailors, all the seafaring crew, stand on the shore. New Revised Standard Version and down from their ships come all that handle the oar. The mariners and all the pilots of the sea stand on the shore Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd all that handle the oar, the mariners and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand on the shore, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And all the rowers of oars shall come down from their ships, and the sailors and all the mariners of the sea shall stand on the land OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And 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, Brenton Septuagint Translation And all the rowers and the mariners shall come down from the ships, and the pilots of the sea shall stand on the land. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Lament for Tyre…28The countryside will shake when your sailors cry out. 29All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore. 30They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes.… Cross References Revelation 18:17-19 For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.” Isaiah 23:14 Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed! Jeremiah 51:30-32 The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken. / One courier races to meet another, and messenger follows messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end. / The fords have been seized, the marshes set on fire, and the soldiers are terrified.” Zephaniah 1:3 “I will sweep away man and beast; I will sweep away the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, and the idols with their wicked worshipers. I will cut off mankind from the face of the earth,” declares the LORD. Jonah 1:5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. Acts 27:18-19 We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo. / On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. Psalm 107:23-27 Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters. / They saw the works of the LORD, and His wonders in the deep. / For He spoke and raised a tempest that lifted the waves of the sea. ... Nahum 3:8-10 Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water? / Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies. / Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains. Isaiah 2:16 against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel. Jeremiah 46:7-8 Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn? / Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers, boasting, ‘I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy the cities and their people.’ Matthew 8:24-26 Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” / “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. Mark 4:37-39 Soon a violent windstorm came up, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that it was being swamped. / But Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke Him and said, “Teacher, don’t You care that we are perishing?” / Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. Luke 8:23-25 As they sailed, He fell asleep, and a windstorm came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!” Isaiah 33:23 Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder. Revelation 8:9 a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed. Treasury of Scripture And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand on the land; all that handle Revelation 18:17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off, shall come Ezekiel 26:16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. Ezekiel 32:10 Yea, I will make many people 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. Jump to Previous Abandon Boatmen Expert Guiding Handle Handled Handling Mariners Oars Pilots Places Sailors Sea Seamen Ship Ships Shore StandJump to Next Abandon Boatmen Expert Guiding Handle Handled Handling Mariners Oars Pilots Places Sailors Sea Seamen Ship Ships Shore StandEzekiel 27 1. The riches and commerce of Tyrus26. The great and irrecoverable fall thereof All who handle the oars This phrase refers to the rowers, the laborers who physically propel the ships. In the Hebrew context, these individuals symbolize the workforce and the backbone of maritime trade. The imagery of abandoning their oars suggests a cessation of activity, a halt in commerce, and a disruption of normal life. Historically, this can be seen as a metaphor for the collapse of Tyre's economic power, as Tyre was a major maritime city known for its trade and wealth. Theologically, it reflects the judgment of God upon those who rely solely on their own strength and resources, reminding believers of the futility of human efforts without divine blessing. will abandon their ships the sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Allכֹּ֚ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every who handle תֹּפְשֵׂ֣י (tō·p̄ə·śê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 8610: To manipulate, seize, chiefly to capture, wield, to overlay, to use unwarrantably the oars מָשׁ֔וֹט (mā·šō·wṭ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4880: An oar will abandon וְֽיָרְד֞וּ (wə·yā·rə·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend their ships. מֵאָנִיּֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם (mê·’ā·nî·yō·w·ṯê·hem) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 591: A ship The sailors מַלָּחִ֕ים (mal·lā·ḥîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4419: A mariner and all כֹּ֖ל (kōl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the captains חֹבְלֵ֣י (ḥō·ḇə·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2259: A sailor of the sea הַיָּ֑ם (hay·yām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin will stand יַעֲמֹֽדוּ׃ (ya·‘ă·mō·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations on אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the shore. הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Ezekiel 27:29 NIVEzekiel 27:29 NLT Ezekiel 27:29 ESV Ezekiel 27:29 NASB Ezekiel 27:29 KJV Ezekiel 27:29 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 27:29 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 27:29 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 27:29 French Bible Ezekiel 27:29 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 27:29 All who handled the oar the mariners (Ezek. 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