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I will scrape away its soil and make it a bare rock!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/26.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers, and I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/26.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/26.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down her towers; and I will sweep her debris away from her and make her a bare rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/26.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; and I will scrape her debris from her and make her a bare rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And they will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; and I will scrape her debris from her and make her a bare rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They will make the walls of Tyre a ruin and pull down her towers; and I will scrape her dust from her and make her a bare rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; and I will scrape her dust <i>and</i> debris from her and make her as bare as [the top of] a rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and turn her into a bare rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and turn her into a bare rock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/26.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They will tear down your city walls and defense towers. I will sweep away the ruins until all that's left of you is a bare rock, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/26.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down its towers. Then I will sweep up the dust and turn Tyre into a bare rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/26.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They will destroy your city walls and tear down your towers. Then I will sweep away all the dust and leave only a bare rock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/26.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and will destroy the city walls of Tyre. After they break down her fortified towers, I'll scrape away the city's debris, right down to the bare bedrock, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/26.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/26.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And they have destroyed the walls of Tyre, "" And they have broken down her towers, "" And I have scraped her dust from her, "" And made her for a clear place of a rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And they have destroyed the walls of Tyre, And they have broken down her towers, And I have scraped her dust from her, And made her for a clear place of a rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they destroyed the walls of Tyre, and pulled down her towers and I swept away her dust from her, and I gave her for a dry rock.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall break down the walls of Tyre, and destroy the towers thereof: and I will scrape her dust from her, and make her like a smooth rock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they will break apart the walls of Tyre, and they will destroy its towers. And I will scrape her dust from her, and I will make her into the barest rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/26.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down its towers; I will scrape off its debris and leave it a bare rock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down its towers. I will scrape its soil from it and make it a bare rock.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers, and remove the soil from her; and I will make her like a bare rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and they shall destroy her towers, and they shall dig up her soil from her and I shall make her like a smooth stone<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they shall cast down the walls of Sor, and shall cast down thy towers: and I will scrape her dust from off her, and make her a bare rock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/26-4.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=7432" 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">3</span>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. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: wə·ši·ḥă·ṯū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">They will destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: ḥō·mō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">the walls</a> <a href="/hebrew/6865.htm" title="6865: ṣōr (N-proper-fs) -- A Phoenician city. Or Tsowr; the same as tsor; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine.">of Tyre</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.">and demolish</a> <a href="/hebrew/4026.htm" title="4026: miḡ·dā·le·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A tower. Also feminine migdalah; from gadal; a tower; by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a bed of flowers.">her towers.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5500.htm" title="5500: wə·si·ḥê·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To scrape. A primitive root; to sweep away.">I will scrape</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: ‘ă·p̄ā·rāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">the soil</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from her</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wə·nā·ṯat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">and make</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">her</a> <a href="/hebrew/6706.htm" title="6706: liṣ·ḥî·aḥ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A shining or glaring surface. From tsachach; glaring, i.e. Exposed to the bright sun.">a bare</a> <a href="/hebrew/5553.htm" title="5553: sā·la‘ (N-ms) -- A crag, cliff. From an unused root meaning to be lofty; a craggy rock, literally or figuratively.">rock.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>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,…<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/23-11.htm">Isaiah 23:11-12</a></span><br />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. / He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/47-4.htm">Jeremiah 47:4</a></span><br />For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.<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/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3-4</a></span><br />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/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="/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/2-13.htm">Zephaniah 2:13-15</a></span><br />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.<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="/isaiah/14-31.htm">Isaiah 14:31</a></span><br />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="/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="/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="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21-24</a></span><br />Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again. / And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-21.htm">Matthew 15:21</a></span><br />Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">destroy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/26-9.htm">Ezekiel 26:9</a></b></br> And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Isaiah 23:11</a></b></br> He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant <i>city</i>, to destroy the strong holds thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-10.htm">Jeremiah 5:10</a></b></br> Go ye up upon her walls, and destroy; but make not a full end: take away her battlements; for they <i>are</i> not the LORD'S.</p><p class="hdg">I</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Ezekiel 26:12</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/14-41.htm">Leviticus 14:41-45</a></b></br> And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place: … </p><p class="hdg">make</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/24-7.htm">Ezekiel 24:7,8</a></b></br> For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/24-8.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-34.htm">Break</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-2.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-19.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Debris</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-17.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-7.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-8.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-2.htm">Rubble</a> <a href="/job/2-8.htm">Scrape</a> <a href="/job/2-8.htm">Scraped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-8.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-8.htm">Top</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-4.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-3.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-3.htm">Tyrus</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Walls</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/26-14.htm">Bare</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-9.htm">Break</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-9.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-14.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Debris</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-17.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-4.htm">Pull</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-14.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Rubble</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-41.htm">Scrape</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-41.htm">Scraped</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-12.htm">Soil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-14.htm">Top</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-9.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Tyrus</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-14.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-8.htm">Walls</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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Historically, Tyre was known for its strong fortifications and strategic position, making it a significant maritime power. The prophecy foretells the city's downfall, which was fulfilled through various sieges, most notably by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon and later by Alexander the Great. The destruction of Tyre's walls symbolizes the breaking of its defenses and the end of its dominance.<p><b>and demolish her towers.</b><br>The towers of Tyre were part of its formidable defense system, representing its military strength and architectural prowess. The demolition of these towers signifies a complete overthrow of Tyre's power and security. This imagery of destruction is consistent with other biblical prophecies against cities that opposed God's people, emphasizing the theme of divine judgment against pride and idolatry.<p><b>I will scrape the soil from her</b><br>This phrase suggests a thorough and complete devastation, leaving nothing behind. The imagery of scraping soil indicates that Tyre would be stripped of its wealth, influence, and even its physical presence. Historically, this was fulfilled when Alexander the Great used the debris from the mainland city to build a causeway to the island city, effectively scraping the soil and using it for his military purposes. This act of scraping also symbolizes God's judgment and the removal of all that is unholy or opposed to His will.<p><b>and make her a bare rock.</b><br>The transformation of Tyre into a "bare rock" signifies its utter desolation and the end of its glory. This imagery is powerful, as it portrays a once-thriving city reduced to a barren, lifeless state. In biblical symbolism, a "bare rock" can also represent exposure and vulnerability, contrasting with the city's former strength and prosperity. This prophecy highlights the sovereignty of God over nations and His ability to humble the proud. The fulfillment of this prophecy serves as a testament to the accuracy of biblical predictions and the ultimate triumph of God's purposes.<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 to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He is known for his vivid visions and symbolic actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>An ancient and wealthy Phoenician city located on the Mediterranean coast, known for its trade and strong fortifications.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a></b><br>The Babylonian king who besieged and eventually destroyed Tyre, fulfilling the prophecy given by Ezekiel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The period when the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, during which Ezekiel prophesied.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The divine decree against Tyre for its pride and opposition to Israel, as conveyed through Ezekiel.<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. Believers can trust in God's ultimate authority and plan, even when worldly powers seem dominant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Tyre's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. Christians are called to humility, recognizing that all blessings and successes come from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a></b><br>The fulfillment of Ezekiel's prophecy against Tyre underscores the reliability of God's Word. Believers are encouraged to trust in the promises and warnings found in Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_redemption.htm">Judgment and Redemption</a></b><br>While God's judgment is certain, His ultimate desire is for repentance and redemption. This calls Christians to share the message of salvation and hope in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>Tyre's fate highlights the need for repentance. Believers are reminded to examine their lives and turn away from sin, seeking God's forgiveness and grace.<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/what's_tyre_and_sidon's_biblical_role.htm">What is Tyre and Sidon's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_some_biblical_prophecies_fail.htm">Why do some biblical prophecies seem to fail, such as Ezekiel's prediction that Tyre would be permanently destroyed (Ezekiel 26)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_26_conflict_with_tyre's_fate.htm">Does the prophecy in Ezekiel 26 conflict with accounts in other books of the Bible that reference Tyre’s continued trading and influence after its supposed destruction? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_prophecy_prove_the_bible's_truth.htm">Is biblical prophecy evidence of the Bible's reliability?</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>(4) <span class= "bld">Her dust.</span>--Comp. <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 dust is that of her ruined walls and palaces and temples. "Scraping" expresses their utter destruction. As an historic fact, the ruins of the ancient city have all been thrown into the sea, and what now remains is of mediaeval construction, although the greater part of even the mediaeval ruins have been carried away.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/26-4.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">They will destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁחֲת֞וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ši·ḥă·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the walls</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹמ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall of protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Tyre</span><br /><span class="heb">צֹ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(ṣōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6865.htm">Strong's 6865: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tyre -- a Phoenician city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and demolish</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָֽרְסוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·rə·sū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2040.htm">Strong's 2040: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her towers.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִגְדָּלֶ֔יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(miḡ·dā·le·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4026.htm">Strong's 4026: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will scrape</span><br /><span class="heb">וְסִֽחֵיתִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·si·ḥê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5500.htm">Strong's 5500: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sweep away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the soil</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲפָרָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·p̄ā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from her</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֑נָּה</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and make</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָתַתִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common 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">her</span><br /><span class="heb">אוֹתָ֖הּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·w·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a bare</span><br /><span class="heb">לִצְחִ֥יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(liṣ·ḥî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6706.htm">Strong's 6706: </a> </span><span class="str2">Glaring, exposed to the bright sun</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rock.</span><br /><span class="heb">סָֽלַע׃</span> <span class="translit">(sā·la‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5553.htm">Strong's 5553: </a> </span><span class="str2">A craggy rock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Ezekiel 26:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Ezekiel 26:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Ezekiel 26:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Ezekiel 26:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Ezekiel 26:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Ezekiel 26:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Ezekiel 26:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Ezekiel 26:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Ezekiel 26:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Ezekiel 26:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/26-4.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 26:4 They shall destroy the walls of Tyre (Ezek. 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