Ezekiel 26:9

Ezekiel 26:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
• New International Version (NIV)He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and demolish your towers with his weapons.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He will direct the shock of his battering rams against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He will direct his battering rams against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers.

Context of Ezekiel 26:9

7For 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. 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. He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes. 10His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots. 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.

Ezekiel 26:9 word by word

וּמְחִ֣י קָֽבָלּ֔וֹ יִתֵּ֖ן בְּחֹֽמוֹתָ֑יִךְ וּמִ֨גְדְּלֹתַ֔יִךְ יִתֹּ֖ץ בְּחַרְבוֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• He will directנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the blowsמְחִיmechîy · blowH4239
• of his battering ramsקְבֹלqôbel · battering-ramH6904
• against your wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• and tear downנָתַץnâthats · to tearH5422
• your towersמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · towerH4026
• with his axesחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Cross-references for Ezekiel 26:9

• 2 Chronicles 26:15And in Jerusalem he made skillfully designed devices to shoot arrows and catapult large stones from the towers and corners. So his fame spread far and wide, for he was helped tremendously until he became powerful.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 26:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 The description of the siege is that of a town invested by land. Ezekiel 26:7 Nebuchadrezzar - Jeremiah 21:2 note. Ezekiel 26:8 Lift up the buckler - i. e., set a wall of shields, under cover of which the walls could be approached. Ezekiel 26:9 Engines of war - Or, his battering ram. “axes” swords. They who would break flown the towers, rush on with their swords to slay the defenders. Ezekiel 26:11 Garrisons - pillars, on which stood statues…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-11The detailed description of Tyre's expected destruction shows confidence in the conflict's outcome.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. engines of war--literally, "an apparatus for striking." "He shall apply the stroke of the battering-ram against thy walls." Havernick translates, "His enginery of destruction"; literally, the "destruction (not merely the stroke) of his enginery." axes--literally, "swords."Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 26:9

• Armies
• Ax
• Engine
• Nebuchadnezzar

In the dictionaries

• Beauty
• Departure
• Engines
• Knife
• Scrape
• Tyre
• Ax (axe); Ax-Head
• Commerce
• Engine
• Isaiah

Commentaries on Ezekiel 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings