Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They will raise their voice and cry bitterly over you; they will sprinkle dust on their heads and roll in ashes. New Living Translation They cry aloud over you and weep bitterly. They throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes. English Standard Version and shout aloud over you and cry out bitterly. They cast dust on their heads and wallow in ashes; Berean Standard Bible They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes. King James Bible And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: New King James Version They will make their voice heard because of you; They will cry bitterly and cast dust on their heads; They will roll about in ashes; New American Standard Bible And they will make their voice heard over you And cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads, They will wallow in ashes. NASB 1995 And they will make their voice heard over you And will cry bitterly. They will cast dust on their heads, They will wallow in ashes. NASB 1977 And they will make their voice heard over you And will cry bitterly. They will cast dust on their heads, They will wallow in ashes. Legacy Standard Bible And they will make their voice heard over you And will cry bitterly. They will cast dust on their heads; They will wallow in ashes. Amplified Bible And they will make their voice heard [as they wail loudly] over you And they will cry bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads; They will wallow in ashes. Christian Standard Bible Because of you, they raise their voices and cry out bitterly. They throw dust on their heads; they roll in ashes. Holman Christian Standard Bible They raise their voices over you and cry out bitterly. They throw dust on their heads; they roll in ashes. American Standard Version and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: Contemporary English Version mourning for you. They show their sorrow by putting dust on their heads and rolling in ashes; English Revised Version and shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: GOD'S WORD® Translation They cried loudly and bitterly over you. They put dust on their heads and covered themselves with ashes. Good News Translation They all mourn bitterly for you, Throwing dust on their heads and rolling in ashes. International Standard Version and they will cry so loud you won't be able to make yourself heard! How bitterly they'll cry! They'll throw dust on their heads and wallow in ashes. Majority Standard Bible They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes. NET Bible They will lament loudly over you and cry bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in the ashes; New Heart English Bible and shall cause their voice to be heard over you, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust on their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: Webster's Bible Translation And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: World English Bible and will cause their voice to be heard over you, and will cry bitterly. They will cast up dust on their heads. They will wallow in the ashes. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd have sounded with their voice for you, "" And cry bitterly, and cause dust to go up on their heads, "" They roll themselves in ashes; Young's Literal Translation And have sounded for thee with their voice, And cry bitterly, and cause dust to go up on their heads, In ashes they do roll themselves. Smith's Literal Translation And with their voice they shall cause to be heard against thee, and they shall cry with bitterness, and they shall bring up dust upon their heads, and they shall roll themselves in ashes. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they shall mourn over thee with a loud voice, and shall cry bitterly: and they shall cast up dust upon their heads, and shall be sprinkled with ashes. Catholic Public Domain Version And they will howl over you with a great voice, and they will cry out with bitterness. And they will cast dust upon their heads, and they will be sprinkled with ashes. New American Bible They raise their voices over you and shout their bitter cries; They pour dust on their heads and cover themselves with ashes. New Revised Standard Version and wail aloud over you, and cry bitterly. They throw dust on their heads and wallow in ashes; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they shall lament over you a great and bitter lamentation and shall cast dust upon their heads and shall wallow in ashes: Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they shall lament over you a great and bitter lamentation, and they shall cast dust on their heads and they shall wallow in ashes OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And shall cause their voice to be heard over thee, And shall cry bitterly, And shall cast up dust upon their heads, They shall roll themselves in the ashes; Brenton Septuagint Translation And they shall wail over thee with their voice, and cry bitterly, and put earth on their heads, and spread ashes under them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Lament for Tyre…29All who handle the oars will abandon their ships. The sailors and all the captains of the sea will stand on the shore. 30They will raise their voices for you and cry out bitterly. They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes. 31They will shave their heads for you and wrap themselves in sackcloth. They will weep over you with anguish of soul and bitter mourning.… Cross References Revelation 18:17-19 For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.” Isaiah 23:1-14 This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ... Jeremiah 51:8 Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been shattered. Wail for her; get her balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed. Lamentations 2:10 The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground. Jonah 3:6 When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Isaiah 47:1-5 “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” ... Jeremiah 48:37-38 For every head is shaved and every beard is clipped; on every hand is a gash, and around every waist is sackcloth. / On all the rooftops of Moab and in the public squares, everyone is mourning; for I have shattered Moab like an unwanted jar,” declares the LORD. Revelation 18:9-10 Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. / In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” Isaiah 15:2-3 Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. Jeremiah 4:8 So put on sackcloth, mourn and wail, for the fierce anger of the LORD has not turned away from us.” Revelation 18:11-13 And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves. Isaiah 3:24 Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame. Jeremiah 6:26 O daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us. Revelation 18:15-16 The merchants who sold these things and gained their wealth from her will stand at a distance, in fear of her torment. They will weep and mourn, / saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls! Isaiah 32:11-12 Shudder, you ladies of leisure; tremble, you daughters of complacency. Strip yourselves bare and put sackcloth around your waists. / Beat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vines, Treasury of Scripture And shall cause their voice to be heard against you, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust on their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes: Ezekiel 27:31,32 And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee, and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with bitterness of heart and bitter wailing… Ezekiel 26:17 And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it! Isaiah 23:1-6 The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them… cast 1 Samuel 4:12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. 2 Samuel 1:2 It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and so it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance. Job 2:12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven. they shall wallow Esther 4:1-4 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; … Job 2:8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. Job 42:6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes. Jump to Previous Aloud Ashes Bitterly Cast Cause Cry Crying Dust Heads Heard Raise Roll Rolling Sounded Sounding Sprinkle Themselves Voice Voices Wail WallowJump to Next Aloud Ashes Bitterly Cast Cause Cry Crying Dust Heads Heard Raise Roll Rolling Sounded Sounding Sprinkle Themselves Voice Voices Wail WallowEzekiel 27 1. The riches and commerce of Tyrus26. The great and irrecoverable fall thereof They will raise their voices for you This phrase captures the lamentation and mourning that will be expressed by those who witness the downfall of Tyre. The Hebrew root for "raise" (נָשָׂא, nasa) often implies lifting up or bearing, suggesting a significant emotional weight. In the context of ancient Near Eastern cultures, raising one's voice was a common expression of grief and sorrow. This public display of mourning indicates the profound impact of Tyre's fall on surrounding nations, emphasizing the city's former glory and influence. and cry out bitterly They will throw dust on their heads and roll in ashes Hebrew They will raiseוְהִשְׁמִ֤יעוּ (wə·hiš·mî·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently their voices בְּקוֹלָ֔ם (bə·qō·w·lām) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6963: A voice, sound for you עָלַ֙יִךְ֙ (‘ā·la·yiḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against and cry out וְיִזְעֲק֖וּ (wə·yiz·‘ă·qū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2199: To shriek, to announce, convene publicly bitterly. מָרָ֑ה (mā·rāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly They will throw וְיַעֲל֤וּ (wə·ya·‘ă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively dust עָֽפָר֙ (‘ā·p̄ār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against their heads רָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔ם (rā·šê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 7218: The head and roll יִתְפַּלָּֽשׁוּ׃ (yiṯ·pal·lā·šū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6428: (act of mourning) perhaps to roll in in ashes. בָּאֵ֖פֶר (bā·’ê·p̄er) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 665: Ashes Links Ezekiel 27:30 NIVEzekiel 27:30 NLT Ezekiel 27:30 ESV Ezekiel 27:30 NASB Ezekiel 27:30 KJV Ezekiel 27:30 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 27:30 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 27:30 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 27:30 French Bible Ezekiel 27:30 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 27:30 And shall cause their voice to be (Ezek. 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