Ezekiel 26:19
17 Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men— she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!
18 Now the coastlands tremble on the day of your downfall; the islands in the sea are dismayed by your demise.”’
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I make you a desolate city like other deserted cities, and when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you,
20 then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living.
21 I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When I make you a desolate city like other deserted cities, and when I raise up the deep against you so that the mighty waters cover you,
- KJV
- For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;
- WEB
- “For the Lord GOD says: ‘When I make you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited, when I bring up the deep on you, and the great waters cover you,
- ASV
- For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and the great waters shall cover thee;
- DARBY
- For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I bring up the deep upon thee, and the great waters cover thee:
- BLB
- For thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘In My making you a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited, in bringing up upon you the deep, that the great waters should cover you,
- ÅB
- For så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Når jeg gjør deg til en ødelagt by, lik de byer som det ikke lenger bor folk i, når jeg lar dypets vann stige opp over deg, så vannmassene skjuler deg,
- OTB
- For dette sier den suverene Herren: Når jeg gjør deg til en øde by, som byer som ikke lenger er bebodd, og når jeg bringer havets dyp over deg og dets store vann dekker deg,
- B1930
- For så sier Herren, Israels Gud: Når jeg gjør dig til en ødelagt by, lik de byer som det ikke lenger bor folk i, når jeg lar dypets vann stige op over dig, så vannmassene skjuler dig,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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.
Read in contextIsaiah 8:7–8
the Lord will surely bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the Euphrates — the king of Assyria and all his pomp. It will overflow its channels and overrun its banks.
Read in contextRevelation 17:15
Then the angel said to me, “The waters you saw, where the prostitute was seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues.
Read in contextDaniel 11:40
At the time of the end, the king of the South will engage him in battle, but the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots, horsemen, and many ships, invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood.
Read in contextDaniel 9:26
Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end will come like a flood, and until the end there will be war; desolations have been decreed.
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