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 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. 8He will kill your daughters on the mainland with the sword; and he will make siege walls against you, pile up an assault ramp against you, and raise up a large shield against you. And he will direct the blow of his battering rams against your walls, and he will tear down your towers with his axes. 10Because of the multitude of his horses, the dust raised by them will cover you; your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots when he enters your gates as warriors enter a city that is breached. 11With the hoofs of his horses he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your strong pillars will go down to the ground.

Ezekiel 26:9 word by word

וּמְחִ֣י קָֽבָלּ֔וֹ יִתֵּ֖ן בְּחֹֽמוֹתָ֑יִךְ וּמִ֨גְדְּלֹתַ֔יִךְ יִתֹּ֖ץ בְּחַרְבוֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• And he will directנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the blowמְחִיmechîy · blowH4239
• of his batteringקְבֹלqôbel · battering-ramH6904
• against your wallsחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• and he will tearנָתַץnâthats · to tearH5422
• your towersמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · towerH4026
• axesחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719

Cross-references for Ezekiel 26:9

• 2 Chronicles 26:15In Jerusalem he made machines of war invented by skillful workmen to be on the towers and the corners, for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. So his fame spread far, for he was marvelously helped until he was 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