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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 27:29 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 27:29 |
King James |
And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land; |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
So on the downfall of spiritual Babylon (Rev 18:17, &c.).
shall stand upon . . . land--being cast out of their ships in which heretofore they prided themselves. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| As Tyre is figured by a large vessel, so are the subject-states by smaller boats which accompany the great ship. These terrified by the storm approach the land. Tyre is hopelessly swallowed up, crew and all, in the midst of the sea. The small crafts escape to shore. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Shall come down - ln the allegory of a miserable shipwreck, the prophet sets forth the fall of Tyre; and in this verse he represents them all shifting out of the sinking ship, in great confusion. |
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,