Ezekiel 27:35All the inhabitants of the islands are astonished at you, and their kings are horribly afraid; they are troubled in their face.
The setting
Ancient Near East, ~587 BC. News of Tyre's destruction spreads across the Mediterranean. Island nations and coastal kings watch in terror.
The emotion here: sobered by the weight of God's justice reaching even the mighty
The original word
shamem (שָׁמֵם) — to be desolate, stunned with horror, paralyzed by what you've witnessed
Why it matters
Tyre's destruction took Nebuchadnezzar 13 years of siege, showing even he feared this fortress
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 27:35
The 'troubled face' means their expressions were visibly distorted by fear
Common misconceptionThis seems like Ezekiel celebrating Tyre's fall, but he's actually showing the exiles how seriously God takes pride — preparing them to return to Jerusalem with humility.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 27:35 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 27:35 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Ezekiel. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include fear, judgment, nations tremble. Notable phrases: horribly afraid; troubled in their face. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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