Ezekiel 26:9
7 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people.
8 He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.
And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
10 By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.
11 With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes.
- KJV
- And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
- WEB
- He will set his battering engines against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers.
- ASV
- And he shall set his battering engines against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
- DARBY
- and he shall set his engines of attack against thy walls, and with his spikes he shall break down thy towers.
- BLB
- and the blow of his battering ram he will place against your walls, and your towers he will tear down with his swords.
- ÅB
- Og sin murbrekker skal han sette mot dine murer, og dine tårn skal han bryte ned med sine jern.
- OTB
- Han skal slå dine murer med sine rambukker og rive ned dine tårn med sine våpen.
- B1930
- Og sin murbrekker skal han sette mot dine murer, og dine tårn skal han bryte ned med sine jern.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 26:15
And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
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