Ezekiel 26:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee.

All the princes

Revelation 18:11

Come

Exodus 33:4

Job 2:12

Jonah 3:6

Clothe

Tremble

Revelation 18:15

Be astonished

Ezekiel 27:35

Bible References

All the princes

Everyone who handles an oar will abandon ship, they'll head straight for dry land,

"Mighty leaders will address them and those who assist them right out of the middle of Sheol: "They've come down and will lie still, these uncircumcised people who have died violently.'

"The afterlife below is all astir to meet you when you arrive; it rouses up the spirits of the dead to greet you everyone who used to be world leaders. It has raised up from their thrones all who used to be kings of the nations.

A message concerning Tyre. "Wail, you ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is destroyed and is without house or harbor! From the land of Cyprus it was revealed to them.

The world's businesses cry and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargo anymore

Come

When the people heard this troubling word, they mourned, and no one put on his ornaments.

Observing him from a distance, at first they didn't even recognize him, so they raised their voices and burst into tears. They each ripped their robes, threw ashes into the air on their heads,

When the message reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, removed his royal garments, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat down in ashes.

Clothe

Very soon now, I'll pour out my burning anger on you. I'll complete expressing my anger at you, judge you according to your behavior, and repay you for all your detestable practices.

Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked will no longer exist.

Instead, let those who gloat over the evil directed against me be ashamed and confounded together; Let those who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and dishonor.

He wore curses like a garment may they enter his inner being like water and his bones like oil.

I will clothe his enemies with disgrace, but on him his crown will shine." A Davidic Song of Ascents

In a similar way, you young people must submit to the elders. All of you must clothe yourselves with humility for the sake of each other, because: "God opposes the arrogant, but gives grace to the humble."

Tremble

I'll make many nations be appalled at you, and their kings will be terrified because of you when I brandish my sword right in their face. They will all tremble from fear for their own safety on the day that you fall!'

Then the chiefs of Edom were terrified, the nobles of Moab trembled uncontrollably, and all the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.

While the king watched the back of the hand as it was writing, his facial expression changed. Utterly frightened, he lost control of his own bowels and his knees knocked together.

They will go after the LORD, who will roar like a lion; and when he roars, the children will come trembling from the west.

Frightened by the severity of her punishment, businesses that had become rich because of her will stand at a distance, crying and mourning:

Be astonished

Everyone who lives by the sea is appalled at your destruction. Their leaders are terrified their faces reflect their fears!