Ezekiel 27:25-36 Click here for Bible Verses
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Ezekiel 27:25-36. Let’s go!
Ezekiel 27:25-36 (NIV)
25 “‘The ships of Tarshish serve as carriers for your wares. You are filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea.
26 Your oarsmen take you out to the high seas. But the east wind will break you to pieces in the heart of the sea.
27 Your wealth, merchandise and wares, your mariners, seamen and shipwrights, your merchants and all your soldiers, and everyone else on board will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your shipwreck.
28 The shorelands will quake when your seamen cry out.
29 All who handle the oars will abandon their ships; the mariners and all the seamen will stand on the shore.
30 They will raise their voice and cry bitterly over you; they will sprinkle dust on their heads and roll in ashes.
31 They will shave their heads because of you and will put on sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and with bitter mourning.
32 As they wail and mourn over you, they will take up a lament concerning you: “Who was ever silenced like Tyre, surrounded by the sea?”
33 When your merchandise went out on the seas, you satisfied many nations; with your great wealth and your wares you enriched the kings of the earth.
34 Now you are shattered by the sea in the depths of the waters; your wares and all your company have gone down with you.
35 All who live in the coastlands are appalled at you; their kings shudder with horror and their faces are distorted with fear.
36 The merchants among the nations hiss at you; you have come to a horrible end and will be no more.'”
On verses 25-36: Earlier in verses 8-11 we saw how the best and the brighest of sailors, oarsmen and soldiers all flocked to Tyre to work and to help run Tyre’s impressive ships and military. However, here in these verses we see that not even the best and the brightest among people could match the power of the Lord (v27-31). In verses 32-36 we see how public opinion about Tyre will change from raving about the city to mourning when thinking about the city.
What can we learn from this? Fame, wealth and power can be here today and gone tomorrow. So don’t put your hope in them. Put your hope in God, the One sure thing who will never leave you or forsake you.
Heavenly Father, You are the one sure thing who will never leave us or forsake us. So may I not put my hope in people, power, wealth or fame, which are uncertain. Instead may I place my hope in You alone, my one sure thing. In Jesus’ name, AMEN!
