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Ezekiel 26:4
"The enemy soldiers will destroy the walls of Tyre and pull down her towers. I will also scrape the topsoil from her land. I will make Tyre a bare rock.
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Christian Standard Bible®
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and turn her into a bare rock.
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and turn her into a bare rock.
Hebrew Names Version
They shall destroy the walls of Tzor, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
They shall destroy the walls of Tzor, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
King James Version
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.
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.
English Standard Version
They shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers, and I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock.
They shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers, and I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock.
New American Standard Bible
'They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down her towers; and I will sweep her debris away from her and make her a bare rock.
'They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down her towers; and I will sweep her debris away from her and make her a bare rock.
New Century Version
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and pull down her towers. I will also scrape away her ruins and make her a bare rock.
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and pull down her towers. I will also scrape away her ruins and make her a bare rock.
Amplified Bible
'They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; and I will scrape her dust and debris from her and make her as bare as [the top of] a rock.
'They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; and I will scrape her dust and debris from her and make her as bare as [the top of] a rock.
World English Bible
They shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
They shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they shall destroy the walles of Tyrus and breake downe her towres: I will also scrape her dust from her, & make her like the top of a rocke.
And they shall destroy the walles of Tyrus and breake downe her towres: I will also scrape her dust from her, & make her like the top of a rocke.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; and I will scrape her debris from her and make her a bare rock.
'They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; and I will scrape her debris from her and make her a bare rock.
Legacy Standard Bible
They will make the walls of Tyre a ruin and pull down her towers; and I will scrape her dust from her and make her a bare rock.
They will make the walls of Tyre a ruin and pull down her towers; and I will scrape her dust from her and make her a bare rock.
Berean Standard Bible
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock.
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock.
Contemporary English Version
They will tear down your city walls and defense towers. I will sweep away the ruins until all that's left of you is a bare rock,
They will tear down your city walls and defense towers. I will sweep away the ruins until all that's left of you is a bare rock,
Complete Jewish Bible
They will destroy the walls of Tzor, they will demolish her towers. I will scrape its soil from her and reduce her to bare rock.
They will destroy the walls of Tzor, they will demolish her towers. I will scrape its soil from her and reduce her to bare rock.
Darby Translation
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers. And I will scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers. And I will scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
George Lamsa Translation
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers, and remove the soil from her; and I will make her like a bare rock.
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers, and remove the soil from her; and I will make her like a bare rock.
Good News Translation
They will destroy your city walls and tear down your towers. Then I will sweep away all the dust and leave only a bare rock.
They will destroy your city walls and tear down your towers. Then I will sweep away all the dust and leave only a bare rock.
Lexham English Bible
And I will destroy the walls of Tyre, and they will demolish its towers, and I will scrape away its earthen dirt from it, and I will make it into a bare rock.
And I will destroy the walls of Tyre, and they will demolish its towers, and I will scrape away its earthen dirt from it, and I will make it into a bare rock.
Literal Translation
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will also scrape her dust from her and make her like a shining rock.
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will also scrape her dust from her and make her like a shining rock.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These shal breake the walles off Tyre, and cast downe hir towres: I wil scrape the grounde from her, and make her a bare stone:
These shal breake the walles off Tyre, and cast downe hir towres: I wil scrape the grounde from her, and make her a bare stone:
American Standard Version
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
Bible in Basic English
And they will give the walls of Tyre to destruction and have its towers broken: and I will take even her dust away from her, and make her an uncovered rock
And they will give the walls of Tyre to destruction and have its towers broken: and I will take even her dust away from her, and make her an uncovered rock
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers; I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers; I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
King James Version (1611)
And they shall destroy the walles of Tyrus, and breake downe her towres: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rocke.
And they shall destroy the walles of Tyrus, and breake downe her towres: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rocke.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
They shal breake the walles of Tyre, & cast downe her towres, I will scrape her dust fro her, & make her a drie rocke.
They shal breake the walles of Tyre, & cast downe her towres, I will scrape her dust fro her, & make her a drie rocke.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they shall cast down the walls of Sor, and shall cast down thy towers: and I will scrape her dust from off her, and make her a bare rock.
And they shall cast down the walls of Sor, and shall cast down thy towers: and I will scrape her dust from off her, and make her a bare rock.
English Revised Version
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei schulen distrie the wallis of Tire, and thei schulen distrie the touris therof; and Y schal rase the dust therof fro it, and Y schal yyue it in to a `moost clere stoon.
And thei schulen distrie the wallis of Tire, and thei schulen distrie the touris therof; and Y schal rase the dust therof fro it, and Y schal yyue it in to a `moost clere stoon.
Update Bible Version
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.
New English Translation
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock.
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock.
New King James Version
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.
New Living Translation
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down its towers. I will scrape away its soil and make it a bare rock!
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down its towers. I will scrape away its soil and make it a bare rock!
New Life Bible
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. Then I will clean away what is left from her and make her nothing but rock.
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. Then I will clean away what is left from her and make her nothing but rock.
New Revised Standard
They shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down its towers. I will scrape its soil from it and make it a bare rock.
They shall destroy the walls of Tyre and break down its towers. I will scrape its soil from it and make it a bare rock.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre. And break down her towers, And I will scrape clean her dust from off her, - And make of her the glaring face of a cliff:
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre. And break down her towers, And I will scrape clean her dust from off her, - And make of her the glaring face of a cliff:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall break down the walls of Tyre, and destroy the towers thereof: and I will scrape her dust from her, and make her like a smooth rock.
And they shall break down the walls of Tyre, and destroy the towers thereof: and I will scrape her dust from her, and make her like a smooth rock.
Revised Standard Version
They shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers; and I will scrape her soil from her, and make her a bare rock.
They shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers; and I will scrape her soil from her, and make her a bare rock.
Young's Literal Translation
And they have destroyed the walls of Tyre, And they have broken down her towers, And I have scraped her dust from her, And made her for a clear place of a rock.
And they have destroyed the walls of Tyre, And they have broken down her towers, And I have scraped her dust from her, And made her for a clear place of a rock.
Contextual Overview
1 In the eleventh year of exile, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me. He said, 2 "Son of man, Tyre said bad things about Jerusalem: ‘Hurray! The city gate protecting the people is destroyed! The city gate is open for me. The city of Jerusalem is ruined, so I can get plenty of valuable things out of it!'" 3 So the Lord God says: "I am against you, Tyre! I will bring many nations to fight against you. They will come again and again, like waves on the beach. 4 "The enemy soldiers will destroy the walls of Tyre and pull down her towers. I will also scrape the topsoil from her land. I will make Tyre a bare rock. 5 Tyre will become a place by the sea for spreading fishing nets. I have spoken!" The Lord God says, "Tyre will be like the valuable things soldiers take in war. 6 Her daughters on the mainland will be killed in battle. Then they will know that I am the Lord ." 7 This is what the Lord God says: "I will bring an enemy from the north against Tyre. That enemy is Nebuchadnezzar, the great king of Babylon! He will bring a very large army. There will be horses, chariots, horse soldiers and many other soldiers. They will be from many different nations. 8 Nebuchadnezzar will kill your daughters on the mainland. He will build towers to attack your city. He will build a dirt road around your city and a dirt road leading up to the walls. 9 He will bring the logs to break down your walls. He will use picks and break down your towers. 10 There will be so many of his horses that the dust from them will cover you. Your walls will shake at the noise of horse soldiers, wagons, and chariots when the king of Babylon enters the city through your city gates. Yes, they will come into your city because its walls will be pulled down.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
destroy: Ezekiel 26:9, Isaiah 23:11, Jeremiah 5:10, Amos 1:10, Zechariah 9:3
I: Ezekiel 26:12, Leviticus 14:41-45
make: Ezekiel 24:7, Ezekiel 24:8
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 14:10 - as a man taketh Lamentations 2:13 - for Ezekiel 26:14 - like Ezekiel 27:32 - the destroyed
Cross-References
Genesis 13:16
I will make your people so many that they will be like the dust of the earth. If people could count all the particles of dust on earth, they could count your people.
I will make your people so many that they will be like the dust of the earth. If people could count all the particles of dust on earth, they could count your people.
Genesis 15:5
Then God led Abram outside and said, "Look at the sky. See the many stars. There are so many you cannot count them. Your family will be like that."
Then God led Abram outside and said, "Look at the sky. See the many stars. There are so many you cannot count them. Your family will be like that."
Genesis 15:18
So on that day the Lord made a promise and an agreement with Abram. He said, "I will give this land to your descendants. I will give them the land between the River of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.
So on that day the Lord made a promise and an agreement with Abram. He said, "I will give this land to your descendants. I will give them the land between the River of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.
Genesis 18:18
Abraham will become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on earth will be blessed because of him.
Abraham will become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on earth will be blessed because of him.
Genesis 26:2
The Lord spoke to Isaac and said, "Don't go down to Egypt. Live in the land that I commanded you to live in.
The Lord spoke to Isaac and said, "Don't go down to Egypt. Live in the land that I commanded you to live in.
Genesis 26:3
Stay in this land, and I will be with you. I will bless you. I will give you and your family all these lands. I will do what I promised to Abraham your father.
Stay in this land, and I will be with you. I will bless you. I will give you and your family all these lands. I will do what I promised to Abraham your father.
Genesis 26:4
I will make your family as many as the stars of heaven, and I will give all these lands to your family. Through your descendants every nation on earth will be blessed.
I will make your family as many as the stars of heaven, and I will give all these lands to your family. Through your descendants every nation on earth will be blessed.
Genesis 26:8
After Isaac had lived there a long time, Abimelech looked out of his window and saw Isaac and his wife enjoying one another.
After Isaac had lived there a long time, Abimelech looked out of his window and saw Isaac and his wife enjoying one another.
Genesis 26:17
So Isaac left that place and camped near the little river of Gerar. He stayed there and lived.
So Isaac left that place and camped near the little river of Gerar. He stayed there and lived.
Genesis 26:18
Long before this time, Abraham had dug many wells. After he died, the Philistines filled the wells with sand. So Isaac went back and dug those wells again. He gave them the same names his father had given them.
Long before this time, Abraham had dug many wells. After he died, the Philistines filled the wells with sand. So Isaac went back and dug those wells again. He gave them the same names his father had given them.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus.... Undermining them, or breaking them down with their battering rams:
and break down her towers; with axes, Ezekiel 26:9 built upon the walls; erected for the defence of the city, and for watchmen to stand in, to look out from them for the enemy, and observe his motions, as well as for soldiers to fight from:
and I will scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock; a bare smooth rock, which has not any surface of earth upon it. So the Targum,
"I will give her for the smoothness of an open rock.''
Tyre was built upon a rock; and whereas the inhabitants had brought earth thither, and laid it upon it, in order to make gardens and orchards, and plant flowers and trees; this should be all removed, and it should become a bare rock, as it was at first. It denotes the utter destruction of it. It has its name from a word which signifies a rock;
Ezekiel 26:9- :.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezekiel 26:4. I will also scrape her dust from her — I will totally destroy her fortifications, and leave her nothing but a barren rock, as she was before. This cannot refer to the capture of Tyre by Nebuchadnezzar. It flourished long after his time.
