Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You destroyed them like ships of Tarshish shattered by an east wind. New Living Translation You destroyed them like the mighty ships of Tarshish shattered by a powerful east wind. English Standard Version By the east wind you shattered the ships of Tarshish. Berean Standard Bible With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish. King James Bible Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. New King James Version As when You break the ships of Tarshish With an east wind. New American Standard Bible With the east wind You smash the ships of Tarshish. NASB 1995 With the east wind You break the ships of Tarshish. NASB 1977 With the east wind Thou dost break the ships of Tarshish. Legacy Standard Bible With the east wind You break the ships of Tarshish. Amplified Bible With the east wind You shattered the ships of Tarshish. Christian Standard Bible as you wrecked the ships of Tarshish with the east wind. Holman Christian Standard Bible as You wrecked the ships of Tarshish with the east wind. American Standard Version With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish. Contemporary English Version or like seagoing ships wrecked by eastern winds. English Revised Version With the east wind thou breakest the ships of Tarshish. GOD'S WORD® Translation With the east wind you smash the ships of Tarshish. Good News Translation like ships tossing in a furious storm. International Standard Version as when an east wind destroyed the ships of Tarshish. NET Bible With an east wind you shatter the large ships. New Heart English Bible With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish. Webster's Bible Translation Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleWith a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish. World English Bible With the east wind, you break the ships of Tarshish. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionBy an east wind You shatter ships of Tarshish. Young's Literal Translation By an east wind Thou shiverest ships of Tarshish. Smith's Literal Translation With an east wind thou wilt break the ships of Tarshish. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleWith a vehement wind thou shalt break in pieces the ships of Tharsis. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible As when the east wind wrecks the ships of Tarshish! New Revised Standard Version as when an east wind shatters the ships of Tarshish. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleWith a violent storm, the ships of Tarshish shall be broken. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated With a mighty wind the ships of Tarshish will be broken. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou wilt break the ships of Tharsis with a vehement wind. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Broken Bondage…6Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor. 7With a wind from the east You wrecked the ships of Tarshish. 8As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the LORD of Hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish her forever. Selah… Cross References Exodus 14:27-28 So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at daybreak the sea returned to its normal state. As the Egyptians were retreating, the LORD swept them into the sea. / The waters flowed back and covered the chariots and horsemen—the entire army of Pharaoh that had chased the Israelites into the sea. Not one of them survived. Isaiah 23:10-11 Cultivate your land like the Nile, O Daughter of Tarshish; there is no longer a harbor. / The LORD has stretched out His hand over the sea; He has made kingdoms tremble. He has given a command that the strongholds of Canaan be destroyed. Ezekiel 27:26-27 Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. / Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall. Jonah 1:4 Then the LORD hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship was in danger of breaking apart. Nahum 1:4 He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts. Matthew 8:24-27 Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping. / The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” / “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. ... Mark 4:39-41 Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm. / “Why are you so afraid?” He asked. “Do you still have no faith?” / Overwhelmed with fear, they asked one another, “Who is this, that even the wind and the sea obey Him?” Luke 8:24-25 The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm. / “Where is your faith?” He asked. Frightened and amazed, they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey Him!” Acts 27:14-15 But it was not long before a cyclone called the Northeaster swept down across the island. / Unable to head into the wind, the ship was caught up. So we gave way and let ourselves be driven along. Revelation 18:17-19 For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.” Isaiah 2:16 against every ship of Tarshish, and against every stately vessel. Jeremiah 51:42 The sea has come up over Babylon; she is covered in turbulent waves. Ezekiel 26:3 therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves. Zechariah 9:4 Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire. Job 9:8 He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea. Treasury of Scripture You break the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. breakest Ezekiel 27:25,26 The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market: and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst of the seas… ships 1 Kings 22:48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber. Isaiah 2:16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all pleasant pictures. east Jeremiah 18:17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. Jump to Previous Break Breakest Broken Destroyed East Shatter Shattered Ships Tarshish WindJump to Next Break Breakest Broken Destroyed East Shatter Shattered Ships Tarshish WindPsalm 48 1. The ornaments and privileges of the churchWith a wind from the east In biblical times, the east wind was often associated with destruction and judgment. This wind, known as the "sirocco," is a hot, dry wind that can cause devastation. In Exodus 14:21, God uses an east wind to part the Red Sea, demonstrating His power over nature. Similarly, in Ezekiel 27:26, the east wind is used metaphorically to describe the destruction of Tyre. The east wind signifies God's direct intervention in human affairs, often as a form of judgment or deliverance. You wrecked the ships of Tarshish Persons / Places / Events 1. Ships of TarshishThese were large, sea-going vessels known for their strength and capacity, often used for long voyages and trade. Tarshish is believed to be a distant port, possibly in Spain, representing wealth and maritime power. 2. East Wind In biblical literature, the east wind is often associated with God's judgment and power. It is a natural force that God uses to accomplish His purposes, often bringing destruction or change. 3. Jerusalem (Zion) While not directly mentioned in this verse, the context of Psalm 48 celebrates the city of Jerusalem, representing God's presence and protection over His people. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty Over Nature and NationsGod uses natural elements, like the east wind, to demonstrate His control over creation and human affairs. This reminds us that no human power or wealth can stand against God's will. The Futility of Human Pride The destruction of the ships of Tarshish symbolizes the futility of relying on human strength and wealth. We are reminded to place our trust in God rather than in material possessions or human achievements. God's Protection of His People The context of Psalm 48 highlights God's protection over Jerusalem. Just as He defends His city, God is a refuge for His people today, offering security and peace amidst life's storms. Judgment and Deliverance The east wind serves as a dual symbol of judgment against the wicked and deliverance for the righteous. Believers are called to live in righteousness, trusting in God's deliverance. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 48Psalm 48:7: How do we reconcile the claim that God breaks “the ships of Tarshish with an east wind” with natural explanations for maritime disasters? Micah 7:15 recalls wonders like those of the Exodus--why doesn't mainstream archaeology support miracles on that scale? Job 1:16-19 - Are there natural or scientific explanations for the rapid succession of disasters that befell Job, or is this account purely symbolic? In Job 13:25, why does Job accuse God of targeting him as if he were light chaff, if God is portrayed as just and merciful?(7) Breakest.--It is natural at first sight to connect this verse immediately with the disaster which happened to the fleet of Jehoshaphat (1Kings 22:48-49; 2Chronicles 20:36). And that event may indeed have supplied the figure, but a figure for the dispersal of a land army. We may render: With a blast from the east Thou breakest (them as) Tarshish ships. Or, With a blast from the east (Which) breaketh Tarshish ships (thou breakest them), according as we take the verb, second person masculine, or third person feminine. Shakespeare, in King John, compares the rout of an army to the dispersion of a fleet-- . . . Verse 7. - Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind. The literal exposition is wholly out of place, since history does not speak of any co-operation of a fleet with a land army in any attack upon Pales. fine. The expression must be used metaphorically of a great and violent destruction wrought by the arm of God upon Israel's foes. Still, the imagery would scarcely have been used, unless there had been something in the circumstances of the time to suggest it, as there certainly was in Jehoshaphat's time, whose fleet of "ships of Tamhish" was "broken" at Ezion-geber (1 Kings 22:48). The poet may have witnessed the catastrophe.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew With a windבְּר֥וּחַ (bə·rū·aḥ) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit from the east קָדִ֑ים (qā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6921: The fore, front part, the East You wrecked תְּ֝שַׁבֵּ֗ר (tə·šab·bêr) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces the ships אֳנִיּ֥וֹת (’o·nî·yō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 591: A ship of Tarshish. תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ׃ (tar·šîš) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8659: Tarshish -- a son of Javan, also a port on the Mediterranean, also a Benjamite Links Psalm 48:7 NIVPsalm 48:7 NLT Psalm 48:7 ESV Psalm 48:7 NASB Psalm 48:7 KJV Psalm 48:7 BibleApps.com Psalm 48:7 Biblia Paralela Psalm 48:7 Chinese Bible Psalm 48:7 French Bible Psalm 48:7 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 48:7 With the east wind you break (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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