Ezekiel 27:32

Ezekiel 27:32 says, 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?  God said that people would mourn for Tyrus and ask how this could have happened to such an important city.  They would say that there had been none like it.   No matter how big or important a nation may think itself to be, it is not too great to fall, especially if it professes itself to be a Christian nation but does nothing that is accordance with His word.  

Verse thirty-three adds, When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.  People would say that the city of Tyrus had helped many nations be enriched because of the trade they had done with them.  They were both enriched by the trade conducted with the city of Tyrus.  Nations today may both be enriched by trading with each other.  If one nation that had been known for its riches falls, those who have traded with them may question how this could happen.   

Verse thirty-four continues, In the time when thou shalt be broken by the seas in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company in the midst of thee shall fall.  God said that when Tyrus fell, that all its merchandise would be destroyed along with the city, even the ships at sea.  When God’s judgment comes, everything that a person or a nation may has amassed will be destroyed.  Unless we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we will not only lose everything that we have amassed in the world, but we will also be sent away to everlasting punishment.  If we have accepted Him, we will also lose everything that we have amassed in the world, but we will go to live with God forever in our heavenly home.  

Verse thirty-five states, All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be troubled in their countenance.  God said that when Tyrus fell, that the kings around them would be astonished at what had happened to her and afraid because of it.  If a nation that was thought to be too powerful to fail falls into to ruin other nations or individuals who thought that this could never happen will be astonished and afraid, but there is no nation or person too great to fall if God sends His judgment on them.  

Verse thirty-six adds, The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.  God also said that other nations would hiss at Tyrus or look on them with contempt instead of compassion.  Many times, if a nation or person who was viewed as too great to fall does fall, people will feel contempt instead of compassion.

Ezekiel 27:26

Ezekiel 27:26 says, Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.  God said that the people of Tyrus had been brought out into the deep waters and that the wind would break them apart in the midst of the sea.  This was an analogy where Tyrus was compared to a ship, and her leaders had led them to sudden destruction.   Sin will lead us into deep waters where we are helpless to save ourselves, and if we don't repent and accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we will drown there.

Verse twenty-seven adds, 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.  God said that all that they had put their faith in was going to be destroyed.  When God’s judgment comes, everything that people have put their faith in other than Him will be destroyed, from riches to military might.  

Verse twenty-eight continues; The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.  Still comparing Tyrus to a ship that was being destroyed, God said that those in the surrounding areas would shake at the sounds of her cries.  Those who had been the leaders would cry out so loudly that everyone around them would shake in fear.  When God’s judgment comes one day, all those who have rejected His gift of salvation are going to shake in fear. 

Verse twenty-nine states, 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;  God said that all those who had sailed the ship would come down from their ships and stand on the land.  The people of Tyrus had depended on shipping to make them great, and when that failed, they would be brought down from their lofty position in the world, and so will everyone one day, no matter how powerful they make think themselves to be today, if they are putting their in anyone or anything other than Jesus Christ..

Verse thirty adds, And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:  God said that those who had been in power would now be in mourning.  A person may be the most powerful person in the world, but if they don't have Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord, one day they will go away to everlasting punishment which I would think would leave them mourning.   

Verse thirty-one continues, And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing.   This continues to speak about how much the people who were in charge had fallen, but since God’s judgment had already come, it would do then no good.  I believe that those separated from God and His holy land of heaven will be mourning forever. 

Ezekiel 27:21

Ezekiel 27:21 says, Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these were they thy merchants.  These next few verses could have been included with the last few, but I chose to put a break in.   Arabia and Kedar traded in livestock with the people of Tyrus.  These might have been even more important than the jewels and finery, but likely weren’t held in as high of regard as some of the other items.  

Verse twenty-two adds, The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.  Sheba and Raamah provide the people of Tyrus with spices as well as with precious stones and gold.   Spices would have been a more practical need, but I have a feeling that the precious stones and gold were more valued.  When God provides for our basic needs and maybe little more to enhance them, just as spices would have enhanced the flavor of food then, we often want the precious stones and gold instead.  We should learn to be content when God provides the things that we need without feeling that He has failed us if we don’t get what we want.  

Verse twenty-three continues, Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants. God then lists some of the countries that Tyrus had done business with.  They were dependent on many countries for their success.  We as a nation today are dependent on many other countries for our material success, whether we want to acknowledge it or not. 

Verse twenty-four states, 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.  God then lists several things that these other nations were responsible for providing the people of Tyrus with.  

Verse twenty-five adds, 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.  God said that the people of Tarshish had sang praises to Tyrus, even as they were one of the countries that were helping them to be successful.  As Christians, we need other Christians to help us as we walk through this world of sin, and we should never take the attitude that they are less important than we are.