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Ezekiel 27:36

The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more.

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סֹֽחֲרִים֙socharimmerchantסָחַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “merchant”, a verb used as a describing wordH5503to travel round (specifically as a pedlar); intensively, to palpitatego about, merchant(-man), occupy with, pant, trade, traffick.בָּ֣עַמִּ֔יםbaamimin peopleעַםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.שָׁרְק֖וּshareqvhissשָׁרַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “hiss”, a completed actionH8319properly, to be shrill, i.e. to whistle or hiss (as a call or in scorn)hiss.עָלָ֑יִךְalayikhaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…בַּלָּה֣וֹתbalahotterrorבַּלָּהָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “terror”, the ordinary formH1091alarm; hence, destructionterror, trouble.הָיִ֔יתhayitbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.וְאֵינֵ֖ךְveeynekheand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.עוֹלָֽםolamalwayעוֹלָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; thou art become a terror, and never shalt be any more.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

The merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; thou art become a terror, and thou shalt nevermore have any being.

Young’s Literal Translation

Merchants among the peoples have shrieked for thee, Wastes thou hast been, and thou art not — to the age!'

World English Bible

The merchants among the peoples hiss at you. You have come to a terrible end, and you will be no more.”’”

Darby Translation

The merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; thou art become a terror, and thou shalt never be any more.

Douay-Rheims

The merchants of people have hissed at thee: thou art brought to nothing, and thou shalt never be any more.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The merchants among the peoples hiss at thee; thou art become a terror, and never shalt be any more.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Merchants from the nations have hissed at thee; thou art utterly destroyed, and shalt not be any more for ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔμποροι ἀπὸ ἐθνῶν ἐσύρισάν σε, ἀπώλεια ἐγένου, καὶ οὐκέτι ἔσῃ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.