The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
Parallel translations
- WEB The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; you have become a terror, and you will be no more.
- BSB Those who trade among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
- NKJV The merchants among the peoples will hiss at you; You will become a horror, and be no more forever.’ ” ’ ”
- NASB ‘The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; You have become terrified And you will cease to be forever.’ ” ’ ”
- NLT The merchants among the nations shake their heads at the sight of you, for you have come to a horrible end and will exist no more.’”
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Quick answer
The merchants of the peoples hiss at Tyre, who has become a terror and will be no more. It seals the lament with her utter and final disappearance.
Overview
To 'hiss' is to express shock and scorn at a stunning downfall. Tyre, once admired, becomes an object of dread and is declared to 'be no more.' This closing line affirms the certainty of God's word against her and stands as a lasting warning that pride and self-sufficiency end in ruin, while only God's kingdom endures.
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Cross-references · 12
- Jer 18:16To make their land desolate, and a perpetual hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and wag his head.
- Jer 19:8And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.
- Ezek 26:21I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD.
- Ps 37:36Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
- Zeph 2:15This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
- Ps 37:10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.
- Jer 49:17Also Edom shall be a desolation: every one that goeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss at all the plagues thereof.
- 1 Kgs 9:8And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?
- Lam 2:15All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?
- Jer 50:13Because of the wrath of the LORD it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth by Babylon shall be astonished, and hiss at all her plagues.
- Ezek 26:2Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken that was the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, now she is laid waste:
- Ezek 26:14And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
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