All the oarsmen abandon their ships; the sailors and pilots stand on the shore.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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,
- KJV 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;
- BSB All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.
- NKJV “All who handle the oar, The mariners, All the pilots of the sea Will come down from their ships and stand on the shore.
- NASB “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,
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All the mariners and pilots abandon their ships and stand on the land in horror. It depicts the seafaring world stunned by Tyre's ruin.
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Those whose livelihood depended on the sea step ashore, unable to do anything but watch and grieve. Their helplessness underscores how unexpectedly the great trading power has fallen. The scene of seasoned sailors paralyzed by grief intensifies the lament over the lost city.
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- Ezek 26:16Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay aside their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit on the ground, and shall tremble every moment, and be astonished at you.
- Ezek 32:10Yes, I will make many peoples amazed at you, and their kings shall be horribly afraid for you, 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 your fall.
- Rev 18:17–24For in an hour such great riches are made desolate.’ Every ship master, and everyone who sails anywhere, and mariners, and as many as gain their living by sea, stood far away,
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