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New King James Version
Ezekiel 26:4
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.
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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.
Easy-to-Read Version
"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.
"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.
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 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 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, because Tyre has said against Jerusalem, "Aha! She is broken who was the gateway of the peoples; now she is turned over to me; I shall be filled; she is laid waste.' 3 "Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: "Behold, I am against you, O Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up. 4 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. 5 It shall be a place for spreading nets in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken,' says the Lord GOD; "it shall become plunder for the nations. 6 Also her daughter villages which are in the fields shall be slain by the sword. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.' 7 "For thus says the Lord God: 'Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar [fn] king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses, with chariots, and with horsemen, and an army with many people. 8 He will slay with the sword your daughter villages in the fields; he will heap up a siege mound against you, build a wall against you, and raise a defense against you. 9 He will direct his battering rams against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers. 10 Because of the abundance of his horses, their dust will cover you; your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen, the wagons, and the chariots, when he enters your gates, as men enter a city that has been breached.
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
And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered.
And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered.
Genesis 15:5
Then He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be."
Then He brought him outside and said, "Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be."
Genesis 15:18
On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates--
On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates--
Genesis 18:18
since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
since Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
Genesis 26:2
Then the LORD appeared to him and said: "Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you.
Then the LORD appeared to him and said: "Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you.
Genesis 26:3
Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
Dwell in this land, and I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father.
Genesis 26:4
And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed;
And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven; I will give to your descendants all these lands; and in your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed;
Genesis 26:8
Now it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked through a window, and saw, and there was Isaac, showing endearment to Rebekah his wife.
Now it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked through a window, and saw, and there was Isaac, showing endearment to Rebekah his wife.
Genesis 26:17
Then Isaac departed from there and pitched his tent in the Valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
Then Isaac departed from there and pitched his tent in the Valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
Genesis 26:18
And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham. He called them by the names which his father had called them.
And Isaac dug again the wells of water which they had dug in the days of Abraham his father, for the Philistines had stopped them up after the death of Abraham. He called them by the names which his father had called 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.
