26:18 Now the coastlands will tremble on the day of your fall;
the coastlands by the sea will be terrified by your passing.’ 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.
27:32 As they wail they will lament over you, chanting:
“Who was like Tyre, like a tower 2 in the midst of the sea?”
47:15 “This will be the border of the land: 3 On the north side, from the Great Sea by way of Hethlon to the entrance of Zedad;
1 tn Heb “from your going out.”
2 tn As it stands, the meaning of the Hebrew text is unclear. The translation follows the suggestion of M. Dahood, “Accadian-Ugaritic dmt in Ezekiel 27:32,” Bib 45 (1964): 83-84. Several other explanations and emendations have been offered. See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 2:83, and D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:85-86, for a list of options.
3 sn The measurements resemble those in Num 34:1-2.
4 tn Or “valley.” The syntax is difficult. Some translate “to the river,” others “from the river”; in either case the preposition is supplied for the sake of English.