26 Your oarsmen take you out to the high seas. But the east wind will break you to pieces far out at sea.
26 "Your rowers have brought you out into the high seas. The east wind has wrecked you in the heart of the seas.
26 "'Your sailors row mightily, taking you into the high seas. Then a storm out of the east shatters your ship in the ocean deep.
26 Your oarsmen brought you into many waters, But the east wind broke you in the midst of the seas.
26 "But look! Your oarsmen have taken you into stormy seas! A mighty eastern gale has wrecked you in the heart of the sea!
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 27:26
Commentary on Ezekiel 27:26-36
(Read Ezekiel 27:26-36)
The most mighty and magnificent kingdoms and states, sooner or later, come down. Those who make creatures their confidence, and rest their hopes upon them, will fall with them: happy are those who have the God of Jacob for their Help, and whose hope is in the Lord their God, who lives for ever. Those who engage in trade should learn to conduct their business according to God's word. Those who possess wealth should remember they are the Lord's stewards, and should use his goods in doing good to all. Let us seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.