Ezekiel 27:26-27

Ezekiel 27:26-27

[26] Thy rowers  have brought  thee into great  waters:  the east  wind  hath broken  thee in the midst  of the seas.  [27] Thy riches,  and thy fairs,  thy merchandise,  thy mariners,  and thy pilots,  thy calkers,  and the occupiers  of thy merchandise,  of war,  that are in thee, and in all thy company  which is in the midst  of thee, shall fall  into the midst  of the seas  in the day  of thy ruin. 

What does Ezekiel 27:26-27 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Tyre"s merchants had brought her "ship" into great waters, but there it encountered a strong east wind that broke it, namely, Babylon. All who contributed to the success of Tyre"s enterprise would fall into the chaotic sea when God overthrew this ship of state.
"Any ship can be sunk by the Master of the seas." [1]