Ezekiel 27:32
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea? | As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament for you: ‘Who was ever like Tyre, silenced in the middle of the sea? | And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, Who is there like Tyre, like her that is brought to silence in the midst of the sea? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they will take up | וְנָשְׂא֨וּ | ve-na-se-'U | H5375G | to exaltמִתְנַשֵּׂא (mit.nas.se) (Hithpael) one who exalts himself A grammatical form of na.sa (נָשָׂא ": raise" H5375) |
| concerning you | אֵלַ֤יִךְ | 'e-LA-yikh | H0413 | to(wards)אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) |
| in wailing their | בְּנִיהֶם֙ | be-ni-HEM | H5204 | wailingנִי (ni) wailing |
| a lamentation | קִינָ֔ה | ki-NAH | H7015 | dirgeקִינָה (qi.nah) lamentation, dirge, elegy |
| and they will lament | וְקוֹנְנ֖וּ | ve-ko-NU | H6969 | to chantקִינֵן (qun) 1) to chant a dirge, chant, wail, lament 1a) (Polel) to lament |
| on you | עָלָ֑יִךְ | 'a-LA-yikh | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| who? | מִ֣י | mi | H4310 | who?מִי (mi) who?, whose?, whom?, would that, whoever, whosoever |
| [is] like Tyre | כְצ֔וֹר | khe-TZOR | H6865 | Tyreצֹר (tsor) § Tyre or Tyrus = "a rock" the Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast |
| like one silenced | כְּדֻמָ֖ה | ke-du-MAH | H1822 | destroyedדֻּמָּה (dum.mah) one silenced, one quieted by destruction, one destroyed |
| in [the] middle of | בְּת֥וֹךְ | be-TOKH | H8432 | midstתָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) 1) midst, middle 1a) midst, middle 1b) into, through (after verbs of motion) 1c) among (of a number of persons) 1d) between (of things arranged by twos) 1e) from among (as to take or separate etc) |
| the sea | הַיָּֽם׃ | hai-YAM | H3220G | seaיָם (yam) : sea 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.