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.