Ezekiel 27:29

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.”

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BSBPD

“All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And come down from their ships have all handling an oar, Mariners, all the pilots of the sea, on the land they stand,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 27:29 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 26:16All the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments. Clothed with terror, they will sit on the ground, trembling every moment, appalled over you.
  2. Ezekiel 32:10I will cause many peoples to be appalled over you, and their kings will shudder in horror because of you when I brandish My sword before them. On the day of your downfall each of them will tremble every moment for his life.’
  3. Revelation 18:17For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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