The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.
The traders who used to do business with you will shake their heads in shock. You've become a cautionary tale, and you're never coming back from this.
When you fall from the top, even your former business partners will look at you like a warning sign.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet speaking to the exiled Jews in Babylon around the 6th century BC, and in this chapter, he delivers a poetic lament against Tyre, a prosperous Phoenician city-state renowned for its extensive trade networks and maritime power. The verse portrays Tyre's downfall as a result of its pride and self-reliance, with other nations mocking its ruin as a warning from God about the fragility of human empires. This prophecy fits into a larger biblical theme of divine judgment on nations that exalt themselves above God.
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