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They will destroy your lovely homes and dump your stones and timbers and even your dust into the sea. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> They will plunder your riches and loot your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses. Your stones and timber and soil they will cast into the midst of the waters. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/26.htm">King James Bible</a> And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/26.htm">New King James Version</a> They will plunder your riches and pillage your merchandise; they will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses; they will lay your stones, your timber, and your soil in the midst of the water. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Also they will take your riches as spoils and plunder your merchandise, tear down your walls and destroy your delightful houses, and throw your stones, your timbers, and your debris into the water. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Also they will make a spoil of your riches and a prey of your merchandise, break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses, and throw your stones and your timbers and your debris into the water. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Also they will make a spoil of your riches and a prey of your merchandise, break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses, and throw your stones and your timbers and your debris into the water. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Also they will make a spoil of your wealth and a plunder of your merchandise, and pull down your walls and tear down your desirable houses, and throw your stones and your timbers and your debris into the water. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Also they will take your riches as spoil and plunder your merchandise, and tear down your walls and your pleasant houses, and throw your stones and your timber and the debris [from your city] out in the water. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They will take your wealth as spoil and plunder your merchandise. They will also demolish your walls and tear down your beautiful homes. Then they will throw your stones, timber, and soil into the water. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They will take your wealth as spoil and plunder your merchandise. They will also demolish your walls and tear down your beautiful homes. Then they will throw your stones, timber, and soil into the water. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise; and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses; and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the waters. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> The troops will steal your valuable possessions; they will break down your walls, and crush your expensive houses. Then the stones and wood and all the remains will be dumped into the sea. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the waters. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> His troops will loot your riches and take your goods as prizes. They will destroy your walls and tear down your delightful homes. They will throw your stones, wood, and soil into the water. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> Your enemies will help themselves to your wealth and merchandise. They will pull down your walls and shatter your luxurious houses. They will take the stones and wood and all the rubble, and dump them into the sea. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> They will plunder your riches and loot your businesses. They'll tear down your walls and demolish your luxurious homes. They'll grab the stones, wood, and rubble from the destruction and dump it all into the Mediterranean Sea. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/26.htm">NET Bible</a> They will steal your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will tear down your walls and destroy your luxurious homes. Your stones, your trees, and your soil he will throw into the water. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They shall make a spoil of your riches, and make a prey of your merchandise; and they shall break down your walls, and destroy your pleasant houses; and they shall lay your stones and your timber and your dust in the midst of the waters. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water. <a href="/web/ezekiel/26.htm">World English Bible</a> They will make a plunder of your riches and make a prey of your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses. They will lay your stones, your timber, and your dust in the middle of the waters. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they have spoiled your wealth, "" And they have plundered your merchandise, "" And they have thrown down your walls, "" And they break down your desirable houses, "" And your stones, and your wood, and your dust, "" They place in the midst of the waters. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And they have spoiled thy wealth, And they have plundered thy merchandise, And they have thrown down thy walls, And thy desirable houses they break down, And thy stones, and thy wood, and thy dust, In the midst of the waters they place. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they spoiled thy strength and they plundered thy traffic, and they pulled down thy walls, and they will tear down thy houses of desire, and they will set thy stones and thy woods and thy dust in the midst of the water.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They shall waste thy riches, they shall make a spoil of thy merchandise: and they shall destroy thy walls, and pull down thy fine houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber, and thy dust in the midst of the waters. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They will lay waste to your wealth. They will despoil your businesses. And they will tear down your walls and overturn your eminent houses. And they will put your stones and your timber and your dust into the midst of the waters. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/26.htm">New American Bible</a> They shall plunder your wealth and pillage your goods; They will tear down your walls and demolish your splendid houses. Your stones, timbers, and debris they will cast into the sea. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They will plunder your riches and loot your merchandise; they shall break down your walls and destroy your fine houses. Your stones and timber and soil they shall cast into the water.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And his army shall plunder your riches and make a prey of your merchandise; and they shall demolish your walls and destroy your pleasant houses; and they shall cast your stones and your timber and your wealth into the sea. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they shall plunder your food and they shall capture your livestock and they shall overthrow your walls and they shall tear down your desirable houses, and your stones and your wood and your wealth they shall throw into the sea<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, And make a prey of thy merchandise; And they shall break down thy walls, And destroy the houses of thy delight; And thy stones and thy timber and thy dust Shall they lay in the midst of the waters. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And he shall prey upon thy power, and plunder thy substance, and shall cast down thy walls, and break down thy pleasant houses: and he shall cast thy stones and thy timber and thy dust into the midst of thy sea. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=7524" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/26.htm">A Prophecy Against Tyre</a> …11The hooves of his horses will trample all your streets. He will slaughter your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground. 12<a href="/hebrew/7997.htm" title="7997: wə·šā·lə·lū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To drop, strip, to plunder. A primitive root; to drop or strip; by implication, to plunder.">They will plunder</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḥê·lêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">your wealth</a> <a href="/hebrew/962.htm" title="962: ū·ḇā·zə·zū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To spoil, plunder. A primitive root; to plunder.">and pillage</a> <a href="/hebrew/7404.htm" title="7404: rə·ḵul·lā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Traffic, merchandise. Feminine passive participle of rakal; trade.">your merchandise.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2040.htm" title="2040: wə·hā·rə·sū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To throw down, break or tear down. A primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, &? Destroy.">They will demolish</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·w·mō·w·ṯa·yiḵ (N-fpc:: 2fs) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">your walls,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5422.htm" title="5422: yit·tō·ṣū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To pull down, break down. A primitive root; to tear down.">tear down</a> <a href="/hebrew/2532.htm" title="2532: ḥem·dā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Desire, delight. Feminine of chemed; delight.">your beautiful</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: ū·ḇāt·tê (Conj-w:: N-mpc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">homes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: yā·śî·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and throw</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: wa·’ă·ḇā·na·yiḵ (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">your stones</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: wə·‘ê·ṣa·yiḵ (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">and timber</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: wa·‘ă·p̄ā·rêḵ (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2fs) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">and soil</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">the water.</a> 13So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11-19</a> And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves. ... <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</a> 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. ... <a href="/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Jeremiah 51:34</a> “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has devoured me; he has crushed me. He has set me aside like an empty vessel; he has swallowed me like a monster; he filled his belly with my delicacies and vomited me out. <a href="/amos/1-9.htm">Amos 1:9-10</a> 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.” <a href="/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3-4</a> 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. <a href="/lamentations/1-7.htm">Lamentations 1:7</a> In the days of her affliction and wandering Jerusalem remembers all the treasures that were hers in days of old. When her people fell into enemy hands she received no help. Her enemies looked upon her, laughing at her downfall. <a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4-8</a> 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. ... <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Isaiah 47:1-15</a> “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of the Chaldeans! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. / Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. / Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.” ... <a href="/jeremiah/25-22.htm">Jeremiah 25:22</a> all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea; <a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Psalm 137:7</a> Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!” <a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16</a> And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. <a href="/isaiah/13-16.htm">Isaiah 13:16</a> Their infants will be dashed to pieces before their eyes, their houses will be looted, and their wives will be ravished. <a href="/jeremiah/50-37.htm">Jeremiah 50:37</a> A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered. <a href="/nahum/2-9.htm">Nahum 2:9-10</a> “Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing. / She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale! <a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Zephaniah 2:13-15</a> And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert. / Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar. / This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And they shall make a spoil of your riches, and make a prey of your merchandise: and they shall break down your walls, and destroy your pleasant houses: and they shall lay your stones and your timber and your dust in the middle of the water.make a spoil<a href="/ezekiel/26-5.htm">Ezekiel 26:5</a> It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19,20</a> Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: … thy merchandise<a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Ezekiel 27:3-36</a> And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the entry of the sea, which art a merchant of the people for many isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I am of perfect beauty… <a href="/isaiah/23-8.htm">Isaiah 23:8,11,17,18</a> Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth? … <a href="/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3,4</a> And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets… <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">2 Chronicles 32:27</a> And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour: and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels;<a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">2 Chronicles 36:10</a> And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.<a href="/isaiah/32-12.htm">Isaiah 32:12</a> They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant fields, 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merchandise. This phrase refers to the impending destruction and looting of Tyre by foreign invaders. Historically, Tyre was a wealthy and powerful city-state known for its trade and commerce, particularly in purple dye and luxury goods. The prophecy foretells the stripping away of its economic prosperity. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of divine judgment against pride and reliance on material wealth, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/isaiah/23.htm">Isaiah 23</a> and <a href="/revelation/18.htm">Revelation 18</a>, which also describe the fall of prosperous cities.They will demolish your walls, The walls of Tyre were renowned for their strength and fortification, symbolizing security and defense. The prophecy of their demolition signifies the complete vulnerability and defeat of the city. This act of destruction is a common motif in biblical prophecies against cities that have turned away from God, emphasizing that no human-made defenses can withstand divine judgment. The fall of Jericho in <a href="/joshua/6.htm">Joshua 6</a> serves as a parallel example of God’s power over fortified cities.tear down your beautiful homes, The mention of "beautiful homes" highlights the opulence and architectural splendor of Tyre. The destruction of these homes signifies not only the loss of physical structures but also the end of a lifestyle characterized by luxury and excess. This reflects the biblical principle that earthly beauty and wealth are temporary and can be swiftly taken away, as echoed in <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-15.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:15</a> and <a href="/james/1-10.htm">James 1:10-11</a>.and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water. This phrase vividly describes the complete dismantling of the city, with its very materials being cast into the sea. Historically, this was fulfilled when Alexander the Great used the debris of the mainland city to build a causeway to the island city of Tyre during his siege in 332 BC. This act symbolizes the total obliteration and transformation of the city’s landscape. The imagery of stones and timber being thrown into the water also evokes the idea of irreversible judgment, akin to the casting of Babylon’s millstone into the sea in <a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a>, signifying the finality of God’s judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and hope. 2. <a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a> An ancient and wealthy Phoenician city known for its trade and commerce. It was located on the Mediterranean coast and was a significant maritime power. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylonians.htm">Babylonians</a> The empire that God used as an instrument of judgment against Tyre. Under King Nebuchadnezzar, they besieged and eventually destroyed the city. 4. <a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> The king of Babylon who led the siege against Tyre, fulfilling the prophecy given by Ezekiel. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sea.htm">The Sea</a> Represents the Mediterranean Sea, into which the debris of Tyre would be thrown, symbolizing complete destruction and desolation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_wealth.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Wealth</a> Tyre's riches and merchandise were plundered, reminding us that material wealth is fleeting and should not be our ultimate pursuit. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> The prophecy against Tyre demonstrates God's control over nations and history, using them to fulfill His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride_and_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Pride and Idolatry</a> Tyre's downfall serves as a warning against pride and reliance on wealth, which can lead to spiritual and physical ruin. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> The fulfillment of Ezekiel's prophecy assures us of the reliability and truth of God's Word, encouraging us to trust in His promises. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> Observing Tyre's fate should lead us to examine our lives, repent of our sins, and turn to God for forgiveness and restoration.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/26.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) They shall make.--In <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm" title="And they shall make a spoil of your riches, and make a prey of your merchandise: and they shall break down your walls, and destroy your pleasant houses: and they shall lay your stones and your timber and your dust in the middle of the water.">Ezekiel 26:12</a> the nominative changes. It is no longer Nebuchadnezzar who does these things, but "they." This may intimate that the prophet's vision now again passes beyond the immediate future to the long succession of calamities, beginning indeed with Nebuchadnezzar's conquest, with which Tyre was to be visited. The "spoil" and "prey" is to be understood more of what the Tyrians lost than of what the conquerors gained. In the long-continued sieges to which the city was subjected there was great waste of its substance; but their command of the water generally enabled them before the close to send away their moveable wealth, so that the booty of the victor was small. (With the close of the verse comp. <a href="/ezekiel/26-4.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 26:4</a>.) The situation of Tyre led naturally to her ruins being thrown into the sea. Robinson saw in one place as many as forty or fifty marble columns beneath the water.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 12. - Thy pleasant houses; Hebrew, houses of desire. The palaces of the merchant-princes of Tyro, stately as those of Genoa or Venice. In the midst of the water. We are again reminded that it is the island city of which the prophet speaks. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They will plunder וְשָׁלְל֣וּ (wə·šā·lə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7997.htm">Strong's 7997: </a> To drop, strip, to plunder your wealth חֵילֵ֗ךְ (ḥê·lêḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength and pillage וּבָֽזְזוּ֙ (ū·ḇā·zə·zū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_962.htm">Strong's 962: </a> To spoil, plunder your merchandise. רְכֻלָּתֵ֔ךְ (rə·ḵul·lā·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7404.htm">Strong's 7404: </a> Traffic, merchandise They will demolish וְהָֽרְסוּ֙ (wə·hā·rə·sū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2040.htm">Strong's 2040: </a> To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy your walls, חוֹמוֹתַ֔יִךְ (ḥō·w·mō·w·ṯa·yiḵ) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> A wall of protection tear down יִתֹּ֑צוּ (yit·tō·ṣū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5422.htm">Strong's 5422: </a> To pull down, break down your beautiful חֶמְדָּתֵ֖ךְ (ḥem·dā·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> Desire, delight homes, וּבָתֵּ֥י (ū·ḇāt·tê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house and throw יָשִֽׂימוּ׃ (yā·śî·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set your stones וַאֲבָנַ֤יִךְ (wa·’ă·ḇā·na·yiḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> A stone and timber וְעֵצַ֙יִךְ֙ (wə·‘ê·ṣa·yiḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood and soil וַֽעֲפָרֵ֔ךְ (wa·‘ă·p̄ā·rêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> Dust, clay, earth, mud into בְּת֥וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the water. מַ֖יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> Water, juice, urine, semen <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Ezekiel 26:12 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Ezekiel 26:12 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Ezekiel 26:12 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Ezekiel 26:12 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Ezekiel 26:12 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Ezekiel 26:12 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Ezekiel 26:12 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Ezekiel 26:12 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Ezekiel 26:12 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Ezekiel 26:12 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 26:12 They shall make a spoil of your (Ezek. 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