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Ezekiel 27:31 Cross-References
Explore 13 cross-references for Ezekiel 27:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 27 verse 31 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.”
Ezekiel 27:31 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 27:31
And they shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes—Ancient Near Eastern mourning rituals: וְהֶעֱלוּ עָפָר עַל־רָאשֵׁיהֶם (wĕheʿĕlû ʿāphār ʿal-rāshêhem, 'cast up dust upon their heads') and בָּאֵפֶר יִתְפַּלָּשׁוּ (bāʾēpher yitpallāshû, 'in ashes they shall wallow'). The verb פָּלַשׁ (pālash, 'to roll/wallow') suggests desperate, unrestrained grief.And they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing—The repetition of מָר (mār, 'bitter') intensifies the description: מַר־נֶפֶשׁ (mar-nephesh, 'bitter of soul') and מִסְפֵּד מָר (mispēd mār, ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 27:31
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“the Lord”
“and horror shall cover them; and shame shall be on all faces”
“and to Dibon”
“Heshbon”
“Look away from me. I will weep bitterly. Don't labor to comfort me for the destruction of the daughter of my people.,Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people., עַל־כֵּן אָמַרְתִּי שְׁעוּ מִנִּי אֲמָרֵר בַּבֶּכִי אַל־תָּאִיצוּ לְנַחֲמֵנִי עַל־שֹׁד בַּת־עַמִּי׃ ,Therefore said I: Look away from me”
“and every beard clipped: on all the hands are cuttings”
“neither shall men lament for them”
“and moan like the daughters of owls.”
“nor make any baldness between your eyes for the dead.”