‘Now the coastlands will tremble On the day of your downfall; Yes, the coastlands which are by the sea Will be horrified at your passing.’ ”
Parallel translations
- WEB Now shall the islands tremble in the day of your fall; yes, the islands that are in the sea shall be dismayed at your departure.
- KJV Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall; yea, the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure.
- BSB Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’
- NKJV Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your fall; Yes, the coastlands by the sea are troubled at your departure.” ’
- NLT Now the coastlands tremble at your fall. The islands are dismayed as you disappear.
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Quick answer
The coastlands tremble and are dismayed at the day of Tyre's fall. It emphasizes the widespread terror her collapse provoked.
Overview
The repeated trembling of the islands underscores the magnitude of Tyre's significance and the shock of her demise. Her 'departure' from the world stage leaves the trading nations shaken. The verse drives home that when God acts in judgment, even those untouched directly are filled with awe, a foretaste of the universal reckoning to come.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ezek 26:15Thus says the Lord Yahweh to Tyre: shall not the islands shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded groan, when the slaughter is made within you?
- Isa 23:5–7When the report comes to Egypt, they will be in anguish at the report of Tyre.
- Isa 23:10–12Pass through your land like the Nile, daughter of Tarshish. There is no restraint any more.
- Ezek 27:35All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you, and their kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their face.
- Ezek 27:28–30At the sound of the cry of your pilots the suburbs shall shake.
- Isa 41:5The islands have seen, and fear. The ends of the earth tremble. They approach, and come.
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