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NASB | Ezekiel 27:36 'The merchants among the peoples hiss at you; You have become terrified And you will cease to be forever.'""' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ezekiel 27:36 'The merchants among the people hiss at you [with malicious joy]; You have become a horror and a source of terrors. You will cease to be forever.'"'" |
Bible Question:
The merchants among the people hiss over you [with malicious joy]; you have become a horror and a source of terrors. You shall be no more [forever]. what does the word hiss mean in greek or the use of it in this verse |
Bible Answer: Greetings Debbie! Jensen gave you an excellent answer. For some additional insight, I have included the article on this word from the "Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament". ************************************** "This group of words most often describes the reaction displayed by those who pass by the ruins of a once great city or power, either a hiss or a whistle. Since it is used to describe the piping of a shepherd for his sheep (Jud. 5:16), it must be understood to be a clearly audible sound. KB suggests that a form of whistling was practiced as a protection from the demons of destruction, but most see it as a sign of either shock, since it is so often found together with shamma 'horror,' or amazement (Jerusalem Bible), or derision (NEB, 1 Kgs. 9:8; Jer. 19:8; 18:16 ect.). Derision and joy at Jerusalem's discomfiture is seen in Lam. 2:15-16 and Mic. 6:16. In Isa 5:26 and 7:18, God whistles for the nations to gather to destory Israel, but in Zech. 10:8 the whistling is God's signal to Israel, inviting them to return to enjoy God's blessing in the land of promise. These last passages can be construed as piping with a shepherd's pipe." ****************************************** Thus, this word seems to be used in Ez. 27:36 as a sound of shock uttered by the nations because of the destruction brought upon them by God. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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