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Ezekiel 
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Day 292

"They will roll about in ashes"

Text: Ezekiel 27:30

THE PARTNERS OF TYRE

Tyre had many stakeholders. They had everything to lose or gain. They had obtained great wealth because of their trading with Tyre. They would not suffer great loss because of the ships that were broken by the East Wind.

“The common-land will shake at the sound of the cry of your pilots.
‘All who handle the oar,
The mariners,
All the pilots of the sea
Will come down from their ships and stand on the shore.
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.'”
Ezekiel 27:28-30

1. The common-land.

a) This would be a reference to Tarshish (in context).

b) But it would have a wider context.

c) The countries that have common ties with Tyre would suffer greatly.

2. The people who were affected would include:

a) The pilots.

b) The oarsmen.

c) The mariners.

d) All who were involved directly in the shipping industry.

3. They would be at the ports of Tarshish.

a) They would stand on the shores.

b) They would weep bitterly.

c) They would cast ashes on their head (as a sign of despair).

d) They would roll in the ashes as a sign of deep grief.

i) They had lost their jobs.

ii) They were facing ruin.

iii) There were loved ones who lost their lives in the storm caused by the East Wind.