All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more.
Parallel translations
- WEB All those who know you among the peoples shall be astonished at you: you have become a terror, and you shall exist no more.
- BSB All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
- NKJV All who knew you among the peoples are astonished at you; You have become a horror, And shall be no more forever.” ’ ”
- NASB “All who know you among the peoples Are appalled at you; You have become terrified And you will cease to be forever.” ’ ”
- NLT All who knew you are appalled at your fate. You have come to a terrible end, and you will exist no more.”
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Scripture quotations taken from the (NASB®) New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. All rights reserved. lockman.org
Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
Quick answer
All who knew the king will be appalled at his sudden end; he becomes a terror and ceases to exist. His glory ends in horror and oblivion.
Overview
The lament closes with the nations astonished at Tyre's ruler vanishing into nothingness, a fearful spectacle. What was once admired becomes a warning to all. The finality, "you shall exist no more," underscores that earthly grandeur built on pride has no lasting future, in contrast to the everlasting kingdom of God.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- 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.
- Rev 18:21And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying, Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall be found no more at all.
- Rev 18:15–19The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,
- Ps 76:12He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
- Jer 51:63–64And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates:
- Isa 14:16–19They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
- 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.
- Rev 18:9–10And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
- Ezek 27:35–36All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.
Resources, by level
Commentaries & study tools
Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.
Sermons and teaching on this passage from across YouTube.
Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.
Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.
The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).
Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.
Christ at the center
The promise of one Shepherd-King David, a new heart and new Spirit, and the river of life flowing from the temple all stream toward Christ, the good Shepherd who gives the Spirit.
How Ezekiel 28:19 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.
Original language
Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.