Ezekiel 26:17They shall take up a lamentation over you, and tell you, How you are destroyed, who were inhabited by seafaring men, the renowned city, who was strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, who caused their terror to be on all who lived there!
The setting
Mediterranean Sea, ~586 BC. Foreign rulers compose funeral songs for Tyre, once the New York City of the ancient world...
The emotion here: sorrowful but unwavering in proclaiming divine justice
The original word
qînāh (קִינָה) — formal funeral dirge, the structured song sung at burials
Why it matters
Tyre was called 'daughter of the sea' because it was built on an island and controlled all maritime trade
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 26:17
This isn't just political defeat - it's economic apocalypse for the entire Mediterranean world
Common misconceptionPeople think this is celebrating destruction, but it's actually a funeral song - even God grieves when judgment must come because of persistent sin.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 26:17
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 26:17 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 26:17 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include fallen greatness, mourning. Notable phrases: take up a lamentation; How you are destroyed. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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