27:28 At the sound of your captains’ cry the waves will surge; 1
27:29 They will descend from their ships – all who handle the oar,
the sailors and all the sea captains – they will stand on the land.
27:30 They will lament loudly 2 over you and cry bitterly.
They will throw dust on their heads and roll in the ashes; 3
27:31 they will tear out their hair because of you and put on sackcloth,
and they will weep bitterly over you with intense mourning. 4
1 tn Compare this phrase to Isa 57:20 and Amos 8:8. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:561.
2 tn Heb “make heard over you with their voice.”
3 tn Note a similar expression to “roll in the ashes” in Mic 1:10.
4 tn Heb “and they will weep concerning you with bitterness of soul, (with) bitter mourning.”