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and her daughters on the mainland[a] will be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

So this is what the Lord God says. I am bringing against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon and king of kings, together with horses, chariots, horsemen, and a vast array of troops from many nations. Your daughters on the mainland he will kill with the sword. He will set up a siege wall against you and heap up a ramp against you, and erect a roof of shields[b] against you.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 26:6 Tyre’s daughters are her suburbs on the mainland. Tyre was an island.
  2. Ezekiel 26:8 Apparently this was a cover providing protection for the battering ram.