Ezekiel 26:16

“And all the chiefs of the sea will come down from their thrones, and remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments; with tremblings they will clothe themselves; on the ground they will sit, and tremble every moment, and be appalled at you.”

Ezekiel 26:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 26:16, word by word

the chiefsנְשִׂיאֵיnesie

chief

Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.

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of the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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will come downיָרְדוּyardu

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

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from their thronesכִּסְאוֹתָkisota

throne

Literally "the seat": the king's chair, or YHWH's, from which he rules.

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and removeהֵסִירוּhesiru

remove

To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.

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their robesמְעִילֵיmeile

robe

Robe: a long garment without sleeves worn over the tunic.

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and strip offיִפְשֹׁטוּyifshotu

strip

To take off clothes, or strip another.

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their embroideredרִקְמָתָrikmata

embroidery

Cloth decorated with colored threads.

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garmentsבִּגְדֵיbigde

garment

A garment with which someone covers the body, or a blanket for warmth.

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with tremblingsחֲרָדוֹתcharadot

trembling

A shaking that seizes someone who is afraid.

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they will clothe themselvesיִלְבָּשׁוּyilbashu

put on

To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.

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on the groundאָרֶץarets

ground

What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.

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they will sitיֵשֵׁבוּyeshevu

sit

To sit; or sit on the throne to reign.

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and trembleחָרְדוּchardu

tremble

To shudder with fear, with surprise or before God's presence.

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every momentרְגָעִיםregaim

moment

Instant, a very brief moment.

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and be appalledשָׁמְמוּshammu

be appalled

To be struck with dread at the ruin.

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The context

15Thus says Adonai YHWH to Tyre: Will not the coastlands quake at the noise of your fall, when the mortally wounded groan, when the killing is carried out in your midst?

16 · This verse (above)

17And they will raise over you a dirge and say to you, ‘How you have perished, inhabited from the seas, the city that was praised, which was strong on the sea, she and her inhabitants, who put their terror on all her inhabitants!

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