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Then he will attack you by building a siege wall, constructing a ramp, and raising a roof of shields against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He will kill with the sword your daughters on the mainland. He will set up a siege wall against you and throw up a mound against you, and raise a roof of shields against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He will slay with the sword your daughter <i>villages</i> in the fields; he will heap up a siege mound against you, build a wall against you, and raise a defense against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will kill your daughters on the mainland with the sword; and he will make siege walls against you, pile up an assault ramp against you, and raise up a large shield against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220He will slay your daughters on the mainland with the sword; and he will make siege walls against you, cast up a ramp against you and raise up a large shield against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“He will slay your daughters on the mainland with the sword; and he will make siege walls against you, cast up a mound against you, and raise up a large shield against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He will kill your daughters on the mainland with the sword; and he will make siege walls against you, cast up a ramp against you, and raise up a large shield against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He will kill your daughters on the mainland with the sword, and he shall make siege walls against you and build a siege ramp against you and raise [a roof of] large shields [as a defense] against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will slaughter your villages on the mainland with the sword. He will set up siege works, build a ramp, and raise a wall of shields against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will slaughter your villages on the mainland with the sword. He will set up siege works against you, and will build a ramp and raise a wall of shields against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field; and he shall make forts against thee, and cast up a mound against thee, and raise up the buckler against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />First, he will attack your towns along the coast and kill the people who live there. Then he will build dirt ramps up to the top of your city walls and set up rows of shields around you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make forts against thee, and cast up a mount against thee, and raise up the buckler against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He will destroy the villages on your mainland. He will set up blockades, put up dirt ramps, and raise his shields against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Those who live in the towns on the mainland will be killed in the fighting. The enemy will dig trenches, build earthworks, and make a solid wall of shields against you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He'll execute your citizens who live on the mainland with swords. He'll build siege engines to attack you. Then he'll construct siege ramps against you and build huge shields to protect themselves against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He will kill your daughters in the field with the sword. He will build a siege wall against you, erect a siege ramp against you, and raise a great shield against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He shall kill your daughters in the field with the sword; and he shall make forts against you, and cast up a mound against you, and raise up the buckler against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He will kill your daughters in the field with the sword. He will make forts against you, cast up a mound against you, and raise up the buckler against you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He slays your daughters in the field by sword, "" And he has made a fort against you, "" And has poured out a mound against you, "" And has raised a buckler against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thy daughters in the field by sword he slayeth, And he hath made against thee a fort, And hath poured out against thee a mount, And hath raised against thee a buckler.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy daughters in the field he shall slay with the sword: and he gave a watch-tower against thee, and he threw up a mound against thee, and lifted up the buckler against thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy daughters that are in the field, he shall kill with the sword: and he shall compass thee with forts, and shall cast up a mount round about: and he shall lift up the buckler against thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Your daughters who are in the field, he will kill with the sword. And he will surround you with fortifications, and he will put together a rampart on all sides. And he will lift up a shield against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your daughter cities on the mainland he shall slay with the sword. He shall build a siege wall around you, throw up a ramp against you, and raise his shields about you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your daughter-towns in the country he shall put to the sword. He shall set up a siege wall against you, cast up a ramp against you, and raise a roof of shields against you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He shall slay with the sword your daughters who are in the field; and he shall set up forts against you and cast a mount against you and lift up the buckler against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He shall kill your daughters in the field by the sword, and he shall set Watchmen over you, and he shall ambush you, and a shield shall be raised against you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He shall slay with the sword Thy daughters in the field; And he shall make forts against thee, And cast up a mound against thee, And set up bucklers against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He shall slay thy daughters that are in the field with the sword, and shall set a watch against thee, and build forts around thee, and carry a rampart round against thee, and set up warlike works, and array his spears against thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=7478" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/26.htm">A Prophecy Against Tyre</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2026.htm" title="2026: ya·hă·rōḡ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To kill, slay. A primitive root; to smite with deadly intent.">He will slaughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·w·ṯa·yiḵ (N-fpc:: 2fs) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">the villages</a> <a href="/hebrew/7704.htm" title="7704: baś·śā·ḏeh (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Field, land. Or saday; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field.">of your mainland</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ba·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">with the sword;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯan (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">he will set up</a> <a href="/hebrew/1785.htm" title="1785: dā·yêq (N-ms) -- Bulwark, siege wall. From a root corresp. To duwq; a battering-tower.">siege works</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·la·yiḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: wə·šā·p̄aḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">build</a> <a href="/hebrew/5550.htm" title="5550: sō·lə·lāh (N-fs) -- A mound. Or cowllah; active participle feminine of calal, but used passively; a military mound, i.e. Rampart of besiegers.">a ramp to your walls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·la·yiḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wə·hê·qîm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">and raise</a> <a href="/hebrew/6793.htm" title="6793: ṣin·nāh (N-fs) -- A hook, a, shield, cold. Feminine of tsen; a hook; also a shield; also cold.">his shields</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·la·yiḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a></span><br />This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-3.htm">Jeremiah 27:3-11</a></span><br />Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah. / Give them a message from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, to relay to their masters: / By My great power and outstretched arm, I made the earth and the men and beasts on the face of it, and I give it to whom I please. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Amos 1:9-10</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood. / So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/9-2.htm">Zechariah 9:2-4</a></span><br />and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd. / Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets. / Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29-31</a></span><br />Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg. / Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain. / Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4-8</a></span><br />Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads. / For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples. / You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Zephaniah 2:4-7</a></span><br />For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted. / Woe to the dwellers of the seacoast, O nation of the Cherethites! The word of the LORD is against you, O Canaan, land of the Philistines: “I will destroy you, and no one will be left.” / So the seacoast will become a land of pastures, with wells for shepherds and folds for sheep. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-7.htm">Psalm 83:7</a></span><br />of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-22.htm">Jeremiah 25:22</a></span><br />all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-11.htm">1 Kings 9:11-14</a></span><br />King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire. / So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them. / “What are these towns you have given me, my brother?” asked Hiram, and he called them the Land of Cabul, as they are called to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-22</a></span><br />“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-14</a></span><br />Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Acts 12:20</a></span><br />Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Mark 7:24-30</a></span><br />Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice. / Instead, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit soon heard about Jesus, and she came and fell at His feet. / Now she was a Greek woman of Syrophoenician origin, and she kept asking Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21-28</a></span><br />Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. / And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.” / But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He shall slay with the sword your daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against you, and cast a mount against you, and lift up the buckler against you.</p><p class="hdg">he shall make</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Ezekiel 21:22</a></b></br> At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint <i>battering</i> rams against the gates, to cast a mount, <i>and</i> to build a fort.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/20-15.htm">2 Samuel 20:15</a></b></br> And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that <i>were</i> with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Jeremiah 52:4</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth <i>day</i> of the month, <i>that</i> Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.</p><p class="hdg">cast a mount.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Jeremiah 6:6</a></b></br> For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this <i>is</i> the city to be visited; she <i>is</i> wholly oppression in the midst of her.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/32-24.htm">Jeremiah 32:24</a></b></br> Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest <i>it</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/26-9.htm">Arming</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Buckler</a> <a href="/songs/4-4.htm">Bucklers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-30.htm">Build</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-35.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-6.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-6.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Earthwork</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-6.htm">Field</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Fort</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Forts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-47.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-25.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-6.htm">Mainland</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-24.htm">Mound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-6.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-7.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-22.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Ramp</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-15.htm">Ravage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-6.htm">Settlements</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-11.htm">Shields</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-2.htm">Siege</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-47.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-25.htm">Slayeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-6.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-12.htm">Target</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-39.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-14.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-30.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Arming</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Buckler</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Bucklers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-26.htm">Build</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Earthwork</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-5.htm">Field</a> <a href="/daniel/11-19.htm">Fort</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-27.htm">Forts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-11.htm">Kill</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-15.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Mainland</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Mound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-14.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-28.htm">Open</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-15.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Raise</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Ramp</a> <a href="/genesis/41-30.htm">Ravage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-13.htm">Roof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/34-13.htm">Settlements</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Shield</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Shields</a> <a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Siege</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-11.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Slayeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-11.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-6.htm">Target</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-20.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-9.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-16.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 26</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/26-1.htm">Tyrus, for insulting Jerusalem, is threatened with destruction</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">The power of Nebuchadnezzar against her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">The mourning and astonishment of the sea at her fall</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "he" in this context is Nebuchadnezzar II, the Babylonian king, who historically besieged Tyre. The "villages of your mainland" indicates the settlements surrounding the island city of Tyre, which were more vulnerable to attack. The use of the sword symbolizes warfare and destruction, a common method of conquest in ancient times. This prophecy highlights the severity of God's judgment against Tyre for its pride and opposition to Israel, as seen in <a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a>, where Tyre's ruler claims to be a god.<p><b>he will set up siege works against you,</b><br>Siege works were essential in ancient warfare, especially against fortified cities like Tyre. These included building ramps, towers, and other structures to breach city walls. The mention of siege works underscores the determination and resources that Nebuchadnezzar would employ to conquer Tyre. Historically, the siege of Tyre by Nebuchadnezzar lasted 13 years, demonstrating the city's formidable defenses and the persistence required to overcome them. This phrase also reflects the fulfillment of God's prophetic word, as seen in other biblical accounts of sieges, such as the fall of Jerusalem in <a href="/2_kings/25.htm">2 Kings 25</a>.<p><b>build a ramp to your walls,</b><br>Building a ramp was a common siege tactic, allowing attackers to reach the top of city walls. This phrase indicates the strategic planning and engineering skills employed by ancient armies. The construction of ramps required significant manpower and resources, reflecting the intensity of the siege. In the broader biblical narrative, this imagery of overcoming walls can be seen as a metaphor for God's ability to break down human pride and resistance, as echoed in <a href="/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4-5</a>, where spiritual strongholds are demolished by divine power.<p><b>and raise his shields against you.</b><br>Raising shields was a defensive measure to protect soldiers from projectiles during a siege. This phrase suggests the close combat and direct assault that Tyre would face. Shields were often used in a formation known as the "tortoise" or "testudo," providing a protective cover for advancing troops. The imagery of shields also symbolizes the protection and provision of God for His people, as seen in <a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Psalm 18:2</a>, where God is described as a shield. In the context of <a href="/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Ezekiel 26:8</a>, however, it signifies the relentless and organized attack that Tyre would endure as part of divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered during the Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>An ancient and prosperous Phoenician city located on the Mediterranean coast. Known for its wealth and trade, Tyre was a significant maritime power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a></b><br>The king of Babylon who led the siege against Tyre. He is often used by God as an instrument of judgment against nations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_siege.htm">Babylonian Siege</a></b><br>The event where Nebuchadnezzar besieged Tyre, fulfilling the prophecy given by Ezekiel. This siege was part of God's judgment against Tyre for its pride and opposition to Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mainland_settlements.htm">Mainland Settlements</a></b><br>Refers to the areas surrounding the island city of Tyre, which were also affected by the Babylonian conquest.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The prophecy against Tyre demonstrates God's control over the rise and fall of nations. No power is beyond His reach or judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Tyre's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a></b><br>Ezekiel's prophecy and its fulfillment affirm the reliability and truth of God's Word. Believers can trust in the promises and warnings of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_restoration.htm">Judgment and Restoration</a></b><br>While God judges sin, His ultimate plan includes restoration and redemption. This dual theme is evident throughout Ezekiel and the entire Bible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vigilance.htm">Spiritual Vigilance</a></b><br>Just as Tyre was caught in its pride, believers are called to remain vigilant, humble, and dependent on God, avoiding the pitfalls of spiritual complacency.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 26</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_ezekiel's_life.htm">What are the key themes in Ezekiel's life story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_precedent_for_ezekiel_38's_attack.htm">If Ezekiel 38 describes events yet to come, why is there no clear archaeological or historical precedent for such a massive, unified attack on Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_infants_dashed_in_bible.htm">Why does the Bible mention infants dashed to pieces?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_deeds_with_israel's_woes.htm">Isaiah 12:5: How do we reconcile the emphasis on 'excellent things' done by God with the historical records of suffering and defeat experienced by the Israelites?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">A fort . . . a mount.</span>--These and the following particulars of the siege indicate the use of the ordinary methods as in the attack of a city on the mainland. The explanation of this is doubtless partly in the fact that Palaeotyrus, Old Tyre, upon the mainland, was approached in the ordinary way, and partly that Nebuchadnezzar must have contrived a bridge of boats, or some other method of approaching the island across the shoal and narrow channel (1,200 yards), which at that time separated it from the mainland. That if he built a mole it was afterwards removed, is plain from the fact that when Alexander built one, 250 years later, sand accumulated upon it, until the island has now become a peninsula, connected with the shore by a beach of considerable width.<p><span class= "bld">The buckler </span>is that sort of roof made with shields used in ancient warfare by besiegers to defend themselves from the missiles of the besieged. Herodotus (ix. 61, 99, 102) mentions its use among the Persians.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 8-10.</span> - (For the usual operations of a siege, see notes on Ezekiel 4:1, 2.) The buckler was the roof of shields under which the besiegers protected themselves from the missiles of the besieged. <span class="cmt_word">For engines of war</span>, read <span class="accented">battering-rams</span>; for <span class="cmt_word">wheels</span>, <span class="accented">wagons</span>. The final result will be that the breach will be made, with results such as those described in Ver. 1]. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He will slaughter</span><br /><span class="heb">יַהֲרֹ֑ג</span> <span class="translit">(ya·hă·rōḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2026.htm">Strong's 2026: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smite with deadly intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the villages</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנוֹתַ֥יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nō·w·ṯa·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your mainland</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשָּׂדֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(baś·śā·ḏeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7704.htm">Strong's 7704: </a> </span><span class="str2">Field, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the sword;</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֶ֣רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥe·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he will set up</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַ֨ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">siege works</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּיֵ֗ק</span> <span class="translit">(dā·yêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1785.htm">Strong's 1785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bulwark, siege wall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against you,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֜יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·la·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">build</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁפַ֤ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·p̄aḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a ramp to your walls,</span><br /><span class="heb">סֹֽלְלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(sō·lə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5550.htm">Strong's 5550: </a> </span><span class="str2">A military mound, rampart of besiegers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and raise</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֵקִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hê·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his shields</span><br /><span class="heb">צִנָּֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣin·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6793.htm">Strong's 6793: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hook, a, shield, cold</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against you.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלַ֖יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·la·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Ezekiel 26:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Ezekiel 26:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Ezekiel 26:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Ezekiel 26:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Ezekiel 26:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Ezekiel 26:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Ezekiel 26:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Ezekiel 26:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Ezekiel 26:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Ezekiel 26:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/26-8.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 26:8 He shall kill with the sword your (Ezek. 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