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 thus saith the Lord Yhwh; Behold, I will bring upon Tyre Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people. 8He 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. And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers. 10By 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. 11With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.

Ezekiel 26:9 word by word

וּמְחִ֣י קָֽבָלּ֔וֹ יִתֵּ֖ן בְּחֹֽמוֹתָ֑יִךְ וּמִ֨גְדְּלֹתַ֔יִךְ יִתֹּ֖ץ בְּחַרְבוֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• 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 26:15And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till 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