Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. midst: Heb. hea... — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. midst: Heb. heart”
Ezekiel 27:26 · King James Version
These were thy merchants in all sorts of things, in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy merchandise. all: or, excellent things clothes: Heb. foldings
The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas.
Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas. midst: Heb. heart
Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers , and the occupiers of thy merchandise, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which is in the midst of thee, shall fall into the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin. and in: or, even with all midst of the seas: Heb. heart, etc
The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. suburbs: or, waves
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Compare 3 commentaries from different scholars and time periods for a richer understanding.
“Thy rowers”
H7751“wind”
H7307“the east”
H6921“thee in the midst”
H3820“of the seas”
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