Ezekiel 27:30

“And they will make their voice heard over you, and cry out bitterly, and throw dust on their heads; in ashes they will roll.”
Ezekiel 27:30 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And they will makeוְהִשְׁמִיעוּtheir voiceבְּקוֹלָםheardהִשְׁמִיעוּover you,עָלַיִךְand cry outוְיִזְעֲקוּbitterly,מָרָהand throwוְיַעֲלוּdustעָפָרon their heads;עַל רָאשֵׁיהֶםin ashesבָּאֵפֶרthey will roll.יִתְפַּלָּשׁוּ

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Both texts describe the sailors who throw dust on their heads and cry out over the fallen city.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

עָפָרafarH6083χοῦνchounG5522“dust”
רָאשֵׁיrasheH7218κεφαλὰςkephalasG2776“head; capital”
יִזְעֲקוּyizakuH2199ἔκραξανekraxanG2896“cry out, shout”

Ezekiel 27:30, word by word

And they will makeהִשְׁמִיעוּhishmiu

hear

To hear a sound, or learn of something.

Where else “hishmiu” appears

their voiceקוֹלָkola

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

Where else “kola” appears

and cry outיִזְעֲקוּyizaku

cry out

To shout for help, above all to YHWH.

Where else “yizaku” appears

bitterlyמָרָהmara

bitterness

Deep pain of soul, or the cruelty that causes it.

Where else “mara” appears

and throwיַעֲלוּyaalu

rise

To rise: the sun, the smoke.

Where else “yaalu” appears

dustעָפָרafar

dust

Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.

Where else “afar” appears

on their headsרָאשֵׁיrashe

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “rashe” appears

in ashesאֵפֶרefer

ashes

Ashes. "Dust and ashes" is a way of saying one is of very little account.

Where else “efer” appears

they will rollיִתְפַּלָּשׁוּyitpalashu

roll in the dust

To roll in the dust or in ashes, as a sign of mourning.

Where else “yitpalashu” appears

The context

29And they will come down from their ships, all who handle the oar, the sailors, all the pilots of the sea; on the land they will stand.

30 · This verse (above)

31And they will make themselves bald for you, and gird on sackcloth, and weep for you in bitterness of soul, with bitter lamentation.

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