הוֹנֵךְ֙ וְעִזְבוֹנַ֔יִךְ מַעֲרָבֵ֕ךְ מַלָּחַ֖יִךְ וְחֹבְלָ֑יִךְ מַחֲזִיקֵ֣י בִדְקֵ֣ך וְֽעֹרְבֵ֣י מַ֠עֲרָבֵךְ וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֨י מִלְחַמְתֵּ֜ךְ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֗ךְ וּבְכָל־קְהָלֵךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּתוֹכֵ֔ךְ יִפְּלוּ֙ בְּלֵ֣ב יַמִּ֔ים בְּי֖וֹם מַפַּלְתֵּֽךְ׃
Thy riches, and thy wares, thy merchandise, Thy mariners, and thy pilots, Thy calkers, and the exchangers of thy merchandise, And all thy men of war, that are in thee, With all thy company which is in the midst of thee, Shall fall into the heart of the seas In the day of thy ruin.
Midrash Tanchuma Buber
(Numb. 19:5, cont.:) TOGETHER WITH ITS SKIN, ITS FLESH, AND ITS BLOOD. These represent its commanders,135Lat.: duces. its governors,136Gk.: eparchoi or possibly hyparchoi. and {the} [its] generals.137Gk.: stratelatai. This is what is written (in Ezek. 27:27): YOUR WEALTH, YOUR WARES, YOUR MERCHANDISE, YOUR MARINERS, YOUR SAILORS, YOUR LEAK REPAIRERS, THOSE WHO TRADE YOUR WARES, <ALL YOUR MEN OF WAR WHO ARE IN YOUR MIDST, WITH ALL YOUR ASSEMBLY THAT IS IN YOUR MIDST>, WILL SINK INTO THE HEART OF THE SEAS ON THE DAY OF YOUR DOWNFALL. R. Samuel bar Isaac said: Even those who were outside your assembly, but who came and attached themselves to your assemblies, they also will sink into the heart of the seas on the day of your downfall.