Ezekiel 26:7 — Meaning and Application

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“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.”

Ezekiel 26:7

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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.

And her daughters which {are} in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I {am} the LORD.

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.

He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee. {cast...: or, pour out the engine of shot}

And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.

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Ezekiel 26:1

"And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first {day} of the month, {that} the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"

Ezekiel 26:2

"Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken {that was} the gates of the people: she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, {now} she is laid waste:"

Ezekiel 26:3

"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."

Ezekiel 26:4

"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 26:5

"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."

Ezekiel 26:6

"And her daughters which {are} in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I {am} the LORD."

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