Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Shall fall

Bible References

Thy riches

Ezekiel 27:7
“Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from Egypt
So that it became your distinguishing mark;
Your awning was blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah.
Ezekiel 26:12
Also they will make a spoil of your riches and a prey of your merchandise, break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses, and throw your stones and your timbers and your debris into the water.
Proverbs 11:4
Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness delivers from death.
Revelation 18:11
“And the merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their cargoes any more—

Shall fall

Ezekiel 26:14
I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place for the spreading of nets. You will be built no more, for I the Lord have spoken,” declares the Lord God.

Midst

Ezekiel 27:26
“Your rowers have brought you
Into great waters;
The east wind has broken you
In the heart of the seas.

General references

Isaiah 23:14
Wail, O ships of Tarshish,
For your stronghold is destroyed.
Jeremiah 49:26
“Therefore, her young men will fall in her streets,
And all the men of war will be silenced in that day,” declares the Lord of hosts.
Ezekiel 27:34
Now that you are broken by the seas
In the depths of the waters,
Your merchandise and all your company
Have fallen in the midst of you.