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He is king of kings and brings his horses, chariots, charioteers, and great army. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/26.htm">English Standard Version</a> “For thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, and with horsemen and a host of many soldiers. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/26.htm">King James Bible</a> For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/26.htm">New King James Version</a> “For thus says the Lord GOD: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses, with chariots, and with horsemen, and an army with many people. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/26.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> For the Lord GOD says this: “Behold, I am going to bring upon Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses, chariots, cavalry, and a great army. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/26.htm">NASB 1995</a> For thus says the Lord GOD, &#8220Behold, I will bring upon Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses, chariots, cavalry and a great army. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/26.htm">NASB 1977 </a> For thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold, I will bring upon Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses, chariots, cavalry, and a great army. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For thus says Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I will bring upon Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses, chariots, horsemen, and an assembly, a great number of people. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/26.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For thus says the Lord GOD, “Behold, I will bring upon Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots and with horsemen and a great army. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/26.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I am about to bring King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, king of kings, against Tyre from the north with horses, chariots, cavalry, and a huge assembly of troops. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/26.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For this is what the Lord GOD says: &#8220See, I am about to bring King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, king of kings, against Tyre from the north with horses, chariots, cavalry, and a vast company of troops. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/26.htm">American Standard Version</a> For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will bring upon Tyre Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and a company, and much people. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/26.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia is the world's most powerful king, and I will send him to attack you. He will march from the north with a powerful army, including horses and chariots and cavalry troops. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/26.htm">English Revised Version</a> For thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I will bring upon Tyre Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north, with horses; and with chariots, and with horsemen, and a company, and much people. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/26.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> "This is what the Almighty LORD says: From the north I'm going to bring King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon against you, Tyre. He is the greatest king. He will bring horses, chariots, war horses, many people, and many troops. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/26.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Sovereign LORD says, "I am going to bring the greatest king of all--King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia--to attack Tyre. He will come from the north with a huge army, with horses and chariots and with cavalry. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/26.htm">International Standard Version</a> "This is what the Lord GOD says: 'Watch out! I'm about to bring from the north King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, that king of kings. He'll come with horses, chariots, cavalry, and a vast army. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/26.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/26.htm">NET Bible</a> "For this is what the sovereign LORD says: Take note that I am about to bring King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, king of kings, against Tyre from the north, with horses, chariots, and horsemen, an army and hordes of people. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/26.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "For thus says the Lord GOD: 'Look, I will bring on Tyre Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and a company, and many people. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/26.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyre Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. <a href="/web/ezekiel/26.htm">World English Bible</a> “For the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will bring on Tyre Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north, with horses, with chariots, with horsemen, and an army with many people. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/26.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> For thus said Lord YHWH: “Behold, I am bringing Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Tyre, "" From the north—a king of kings, "" With horse, and with chariot, and with horsemen, "" Even an assembly, and a numerous people. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/26.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> For, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I am bringing in unto Tyre Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, From the north -- a king of kings, With horse, and with chariot, and with horsemen, Even an assembly, and a numerous people. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/26.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For thus said the Lord Jehovah: Behold me bringing upon Tyre Nebuchadezzar king of Babel, from the north, a king of kings, with horse and with chariot, and with horsemen, and a convocation, and much people.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/26.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will bring against Tyre Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, the king of kings, from the north, with horses, and chariots, and horsemen, and companies, and much people. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/26.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will lead into Tyre: Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, a king among kings, from the north, with horses, and chariots, and horsemen, and companies, and a great people. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/26.htm">New American Bible</a> Indeed thus says the Lord GOD: I am bringing up against Tyre from the north, Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry, and a mighty horde of troops. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/26.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For thus says the Lord GOD: I will bring against Tyre from the north King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon, king of kings, together with horses, chariots, cavalry, and a great and powerful army.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/26.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For thus says the LORD God: Behold, I will bring upon Tyre Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north with horses and with chariots and with horsemen and a multitude and much people. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/26.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> For thus says THE LORD OF LORDS: “Behold, I bring against Tyre Nebukadnetsar, King of Babel, from the north, the King of Kings on horses and with chariots, and with horsemen and with a multitude and with many people<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/26.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> For thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I will bring upon Tyre Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and a company, and much people. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/26.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> For thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will bring up against thee, O Sor, Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon from the north: he is a king of kings, with horses, and chariots, and horsemen, and a concourse of very many nations. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/26-7.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=7461" 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> …6and the villages on her mainland will be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’ 7<a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: ḵōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/3069.htm" title="3069: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- YHWH. A variation of Yhovah.">GOD</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/2005.htm" title="2005: hin·nî (Interjection:: 1cs) -- Lo! behold! A primitive particle; lo!; also if.">‘Behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: mê·ḇî (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">I will bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">against</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.">Tyre</a> <a href="/hebrew/6828.htm" title="6828: miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn (Prep-m:: N-fs) -- North. Or tsaphon; from tsaphan; properly, hidden, i.e. Dark; used only of the north as a quarter.">from the north</a> <a href="/hebrew/5019.htm" title="5019: nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣar (N-proper-ms) -- Of foreign derivation; Nebukadnetstsar, king of Babylon.">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/894.htm" title="894: bā·ḇel (N-proper-fs) -- From balal; confusion; Babel, including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire.">of Babylon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: mə·lā·ḵîm (N-mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">of kings,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: bə·sūs (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">with horses</a> <a href="/hebrew/7393.htm" title="7393: ū·ḇə·re·ḵeḇ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-ms) -- From rakab; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. The upper millstone.">and chariots,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6571.htm" title="6571: ū·ḇə·p̄ā·rā·šîm (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mp) -- A steed, a driver, cavalry. From parash; a steed (compare cuwc); also a driver, i.e. cavalry.">with cavalry</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rāḇ (Adj-ms) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">and a great</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: wə·qā·hāl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">company</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: wə·‘am- (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of troops.</a> 8He 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.…<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="/jeremiah/27-6.htm">Jeremiah 27:6</a> So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him. <a href="/daniel/2-37.htm">Daniel 2:37-38</a> You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory. / Wherever the sons of men or beasts of the field or birds of the air dwell, He has given them into your hand and has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold. <a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a> Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. <a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a> behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. <a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm">Habakkuk 1:6</a> For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. <a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">2 Kings 24:1</a> During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar. <a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">2 Kings 25:1</a> So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. <a href="/jeremiah/21-2.htm">Jeremiah 21:2</a> “Please inquire of the LORD on our behalf, since Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon is waging war against us. Perhaps the LORD will perform for us something like all His past wonders, so that Nebuchadnezzar will withdraw from us.” <a href="/jeremiah/34-1.htm">Jeremiah 34:1-2</a> This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control, and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities. / The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. <a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jeremiah 39:1</a> In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city. <a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Jeremiah 52:4</a> So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-6.htm">2 Chronicles 36:6</a> Then Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jehoiakim and bound him with bronze shackles to take him to Babylon. <a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1</a> In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. <a href="/revelation/17-12.htm">Revelation 17:12-14</a> The ten horns you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive one hour of authority as kings along with the beast. / These kings have one purpose: to yield their power and authority to the beast. / They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.” <a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2-3</a> 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. / All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring on Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people.I will<a href="/ezekiel/26-3.htm">Ezekiel 26:3</a> Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up.<a href="/ezekiel/28-7.htm">Ezekiel 28:7</a> Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness.<a href="/ezekiel/29-18.htm">Ezekiel 29:18-20</a> Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it: … a king<a href="/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Ezekiel 17:14</a> That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.<a href="/ezra/7-12.htm">Ezra 7:12</a> Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and at such a time.<a href="/isaiah/10-8.htm">Isaiah 10:8</a> For he saith, Are not my princes altogether kings?with horses<a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Ezekiel 26:10,11</a> By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach… <a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Ezekiel 23:24</a> And they shall come against thee with chariots, wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about: and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee according to their judgments.<a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">Jeremiah 4:13</a> Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Army</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-2.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-9.htm">Cavalry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-13.htm">Companies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-47.htm">Company</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-12.htm">Horsemen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-47.htm">Host</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-12.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Nebuchadrezzar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">North</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-8.htm">Soldiers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-5.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Tyrus</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-13.htm">War-Carriages</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Army</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-18.htm">Babylon</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Cavalry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-7.htm">Companies</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-6.htm">Company</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-19.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Horsemen</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-3.htm">Host</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-33.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-18.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-18.htm">Nebuchadrezzar</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-30.htm">North</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Soldiers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-14.htm">Sovereign</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Tyrus</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-10.htm">War-Carriages</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 26</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/26-1.htm">Tyrus, for insulting Jerusalem, is threatened with destruction</a> 7. <a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">The power of Nebuchadnezzar against her</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">The mourning and astonishment of the sea at her fall</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/26.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/26.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For this is what the Lord GOD says: This phrase emphasizes the authority and divine origin of the message. In the prophetic books, this formula often introduces a direct revelation from God, underscoring the seriousness and certainty of the prophecy. It reflects the role of prophets as God's mouthpieces, delivering His judgments and promises.Behold, I will bring against Tyre: Tyre was a significant Phoenician city known for its wealth and maritime prowess. The prophecy against Tyre highlights its impending judgment due to its pride and opposition to God's people. Tyre's downfall serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over nations and His ability to humble the proud.from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon: Nebuchadnezzar's invasion from the north aligns with the typical direction of military campaigns into the Levant due to geographical constraints. Historically, Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful Babylonian king who expanded his empire significantly. His campaigns against Tyre are well-documented, though the siege lasted many years, reflecting the city's formidable defenses.king of kings: This title signifies Nebuchadnezzar's dominance over other rulers and nations, reflecting the vastness of his empire. In a broader biblical context, the title "King of kings" is ultimately attributed to Jesus Christ in Revelation, highlighting His supreme authority over all earthly powers.with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops: The description of Nebuchadnezzar's military might underscores the seriousness of the threat to Tyre. Horses and chariots were symbols of military strength in the ancient Near East. This imagery conveys the overwhelming force that God would use to execute His judgment, demonstrating His control over historical events and empires.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God who ministered during the Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration. 2. <a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a> An ancient and wealthy Phoenician city known for its trade and fortifications. It was located on the Mediterranean coast and was a significant maritime power. 3. <a href="/topical/n/nebuchadnezzar.htm">Nebuchadnezzar</a> The king of Babylon, referred to as "king of kings" due to his extensive empire. He was known for his military conquests and the Babylonian captivity of Judah. 4. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> A powerful empire in ancient Mesopotamia, known for its advanced civilization and military prowess. It played a significant role in biblical history, especially during the time of the exile. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_god.htm">The Lord GOD</a> The sovereign and covenant-keeping God of Israel, who speaks through His prophets to declare His will and purposes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is in control of all nations and rulers, using them to fulfill His divine purposes, even when they are unaware of it. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_on_pride_and_self-sufficiency.htm">Judgment on Pride and Self-Sufficiency</a> Tyre's downfall serves as a warning against pride and reliance on wealth and power instead of God. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a> Prophecies like Ezekiel's serve to remind us of God's omniscience and the certainty of His word. <a href="/topical/g/god's_use_of_unlikely_instruments.htm">God's Use of Unlikely Instruments</a> God can use anyone, even those who do not know Him, to accomplish His will, as seen in Nebuchadnezzar's role. <a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_word.htm">The Certainty of God's Word</a> The fulfillment of prophecies assures us of the reliability and truth of God's promises and warnings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_26.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 26</a> <a href="/q/why_does_ezekiel_26_differ_from_tyre's_history.htm">Why does Ezekiel 26 suggest total destruction, yet archaeological evidence shows continuous occupation and rebuilding in the region of ancient Tyre?</a> <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> <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> <a href="/q/why_is_isaiah_17_unfulfilled.htm">Why does Isaiah 17’s prophecy appear unfulfilled when compared to other passages predicting judgments on Israel’s neighbors that were historically verified?</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>(7) Nebuchadrezzar.--So the name is very often written by Jeremiah and a few times by Ezekiel. It is, perhaps, a closer representation of the Nabu-kudurriuzur of the Babylonian cylinders than the form finally adopted by the Hebrews of Nebuchadnezzar.A king of kings, from the north.--He is called a "king of kings" because of the many countries subject to his sway, whose kings were his vassals; and he is described as "from the north," because, as often before said, it was from this direction that his armies must approach Tyre, although Babylon itself was in actual latitude to the south of Tyre.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/26.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - I will bring against thee, etc. There is a special emphasis of abruptness in the way in which Ezekiel brings in the name of the great Chaldean conqueror (we note, by the way, that he adopts the less common spelling of the name), of whom he speaks as "king of kings." The title is used by Daniel (Daniel 2:37) of Nebuchadnezzar, and by Artaxerxes of himself (<a href="/ezra/7-12.htm">Ezra 7:12</a>), by Darius in the Nakshi Rustam inscription ('Records of the Past,' 5:151), by Tiglatb-Pileser, with the addition of "lord of lords" (ibid., 5:8). <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>For כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction this is what כֹ֤ה (ḵōh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> Like this, thus, here, now the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> The Lord GOD יְהוִ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH says: אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘Behold, הִנְנִ֧י (hin·nî) Interjection | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2005.htm">Strong's 2005: </a> Lo! behold! I will bring מֵבִ֣יא (mê·ḇî) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go against אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to Tyre צֹ֗ר (ṣōr) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6865.htm">Strong's 6865: </a> Tyre -- a Phoenician city from the north מִצָּפ֖וֹן (miṣ·ṣā·p̄ō·wn) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6828.htm">Strong's 6828: </a> Hidden, dark, the north as a, quarter King מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר (nə·ḇū·ḵaḏ·reṣ·ṣar) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5019.htm">Strong's 5019: </a> Nebuchadnezzar -- 'Nebo, protect the boundary', a Babylonian king of Babylon, בָּבֶ֛ל (bā·ḇel) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_894.htm">Strong's 894: </a> Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city king מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king of kings, מְלָכִ֑ים (mə·lā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king with horses בְּס֛וּס (bə·sūs) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> A swallow, swift (type of bird) and chariots, וּבְרֶ֥כֶב (ū·ḇə·re·ḵeḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7393.htm">Strong's 7393: </a> A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone with cavalry וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים (ū·ḇə·p̄ā·rā·šîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6571.htm">Strong's 6571: </a> A steed, a driver, cavalry and a great רָֽב׃ (rāḇ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great company וְקָהָ֥ל (wə·qā·hāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> Assembly, convocation, congregation of troops. וְעַם־ (wə·‘am-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Ezekiel 26:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Ezekiel 26:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Ezekiel 26:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Ezekiel 26:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Ezekiel 26:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Ezekiel 26:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Ezekiel 26:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Ezekiel 26:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Ezekiel 26:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Ezekiel 26:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 26:7 For thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold (Ezek. 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