Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Ezekiel 27:33
When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
33. thy wares went forth ] i.e. when they were landed from the sea on many shores many peoples were filled, cf. Isa 23:3 (R.V.).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Thy wares, brought home from all coasts.
Went forth out of the seas; were landed, brought on shore for the mart.
Thou filledst; there was enough to supply to the full.
Many people; numerous, stately, sumptuous nations, though their prodigality was great, thou furnishedst them, hadst wares rich and stately enough for all of them. Such influence had thy vast trade, that not only meaner men and subjects, but kings themselves, were made more wealthy by it.
Of the earth, i.e. all kings of the known world, or kings of nations far off as well as neighbouring kings.
The multitude of thy riches; the greatness of thy trade, the variety of thy wares brought from all parts were thy own riches, and enriched all thou didst trade with; kings were enriched by customs and tolls paid to them, by the enriching their subjects, who thereby were fitter to pay taxes, or by furnishing their treasuries with all the peculiar treasures of kings, the rare and precious jewels which they, esteem; and since we know some kings did trade too, by this Tyre increased their wealth.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
33. out of the seasbrought onshore out of the ships.
filledstdidst supplyplentifully with wares.
enrich . . . kingswiththe custom dues levied on the wares.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
When thy wares went forth out of the seas,…. When they were took out of ships, which came to Tyre from all parts, and were landed on the shore, and put up in warehouses, and exposed in markets and The Targum is,
“when thy merchandise went out from among the nations;”
being brought from all parts thither:
thou filledst many people; by selling them in their markets commodities they wanted, for which they came from all quarters; and by sending them to others in ships, where they knew they stood in need of them, and would fetch them a good price; and they had enough to answer the demands of all, and to supply them to the full:
thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and pithy merchandise; by taking off the goods of their subjects, whereby they were able the better to pay their taxes, and support them in their grandeur and dignity; as well as by furnishing them gold and silver, and precious stones, which they gave for the produce of their country; or by the toll and custom of the goods imported or exported.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
“When your wares went forth from the seas, you satisfied many peoples,
You enriched the kings of the earth, with your abundant wealth and your merchandise,
At the time that you were broken by the seas, in the depths of the waters,
Your merchandise and all your company, sank in the midst of you.”
Now the poem contrasts what they accomplished with what they have come to. They went out over the seas and satisfied the world with their merchandise and their trading riches, but now they have been broken up by those seas, and all their wealth is engulfed by the sea, along with their ship’s company. Triumph has turned into disaster because she exalted herself, and challenged Yahweh.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Eze 27:33 When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
Ver. 33. When thy wars. ] Good things are fairest on the back side; the worth of them is best known by the want of them. Our eye seeth not things but at a distance.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
wares. See note on “fairs”, Eze 27:12.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
thy wares: Eze 27:3, Eze 27:12-36, Isa 23:3-8, Rev 18:3, Rev 18:12-15, Rev 18:19
with the: Eze 27:27, Eze 28:16
Reciprocal: Zec 9:3 – heaped Rev 18:23 – thy merchants
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Eze 27:33. This refers to the extensive trade that Tyrus once had with other cities. The business was conducted by vessels that went forth out of the sens.
Fuente: Combined Bible Commentary
Eze 27:33-36. When thy wares, &c. When thy wares or manufactures were transported through the seas to every part, thou filledst many people Didst supply the wants, or minister to the luxuries and pleasures, of many nations. Time was when thy wares, those of thy own making, and those that passed through thy hands, were exported to all parts of the world; then thou filledst many people, and didst enrich the kings of the earth and their kingdoms. But in the time when thou shalt be broken As a ship that is wrecked at sea; thy merchandise and all thy company shall fall They that used to be enriched by thee, shall be ruined with thee, as is usual in trade. All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished Wondering greatly that ever such a change should be effected, that Tyre should fall. And their kings shall be sore afraid Sensible how much less able they are to resist the conqueror and defend themselves than thou wast, and not knowing whom he will next attack. They shall be troubled in their countenance They shall not be able to conceal the discomposure of their minds, but will show it evidently in their countenances. The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee By way of insult and derision; as men are apt to despise those in adversity, whom they courted and respected in prosperity. The Chaldee Paraphrase renders it, They shall be astonished; and this sense agrees better with the lamentations of the seafaring men, mentioned in the foregoing verses.
The following reflections by Bishop Newton, on the fall of Tyre, are peculiarly worthy of the readers attention: Such hath been the fate of this city, once the most famous in the world for trade and commerce. But trade is a fluctuating thing: it passed from Tyre to Alexandria, from Alexandria to Venice, from Venice to Antwerp, from Antwerp to Amsterdam and London, the English rivalling the Dutch, as the French are now rivalling both. It behooves those who are in possession of it, to take the greatest care that they do not lose it. Liberty is a friend to that, as that is a friend to liberty. But the greatest enemy to both is licentiousness, which tramples upon all law and lawful authority, encourages riots and tumults, promotes drunkenness and debauchery, sticks at nothing to supply its extravagance, practises every art of illicit gain, ruins credit, ruins trade, and will in the end ruin liberty itself. Neither kingdoms nor commonwealths, neither public companies nor private persons, can long carry on a beneficial, flourishing trade without virtue, and what virtue teacheth, sobriety, industry, frugality, modesty, honesty, punctuality, humanity, charity, the love of our country, and the fear of God. The prophets will inform us how the Tyrians lost it; and the like causes will always produce the like effects.