Ezekiel 27:28-31

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 

[27:28]  ¹ tn Compare this phrase to Isa 57:20 and Amos 8:8. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:561.

[27:30]  ² tn Heb “make heard over you with their voice.”

[27:30]  ³ tn Note a similar expression to “roll in the ashes” in Mic 1:10.

[27:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “and they will weep concerning you with bitterness of soul, (with) bitter mourning.”