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: “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. 8He will slaughter your villages on the mainland with the sword. He will set up siege works, build a ramp, and raise a wall of shields against you. He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his iron tools. 10His horses will be so numerous that their dust will cover you. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots. 11He will trample all your streets with the hooves of his horses. 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he shall setנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• enginesמְחִיmechîy · blowH4239
• of warקְבֹלqôbel · battering-ramH6904
• against thy wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• and with his axesחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• he shall break downנָתַץnâthats · to tearH5422
• thy towersמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · towerH4026

Cross-references for Ezekiel 26:9

• 2 Chronicles 26:15He made skillfully designed devices in Jerusalem to shoot arrows and catapult large stones for use on the towers and on the corners. So his fame spread even to distant places, for he was wondrously helped until he became strong.

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