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Ezekiel 26:4

Tyre
Judgment

2 “Son of man, because Tyre has said of Jerusalem, ‘Aha! The gate to the nations is broken; it has swung open to me; now that she lies in ruins I will be filled,’

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.

They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock.

5 She will become a place to spread nets in the sea, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. She will become plunder for the nations,

6 and the villages on her mainland will be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’

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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
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock.
KJV
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.
WEB
They will destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers. I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
ASV
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
DARBY
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers. And I will scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
BLB
And they will destroy the walls of Tyre, and they will throw down her towers; and I will scrape her dust from her, and will give her as a clear place of a rock.
ÅB
Og de skal ødelegge Tyrus' murer og rive ned dets tårner, og jeg vil feie bort dets grus av det og gjøre det til nakent berg;
OTB
De skal ødelegge Tyres murer og rive ned hennes tårn; jeg vil feie bort hennes vrakrester og gjøre henne til en naken klippe.
B1930
Og de skal ødelegge Tyrus' murer og rive ned dets tårner, og jeg vil feie bort dets grus av det og gjøre det til nakent berg;

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Cross references

  • Amos 1:10

    So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.”

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  • Isaiah 23:11

    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.

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  • Ezekiel 26:9

    He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes.

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  • Zechariah 9:3

    Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.

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  • Leviticus 14:41–45

    And he shall have the inside of the house scraped completely and the plaster that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the city.

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  • Ezekiel 24:7–8

    For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.

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  • Ezekiel 26:12

    They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water.

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  • Jeremiah 5:10

    Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.

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