Ezekiel 26:6-8
Evangelical Heritage Version
6 and her daughters on the mainland[a] will be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
7 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. 8 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.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 26:6 Tyre’s daughters are her suburbs on the mainland. Tyre was an island.
- Ezekiel 26:8 Apparently this was a cover providing protection for the battering ram.
Ezekiel 26:6-8
New International Version
6 and her settlements on the mainland will be ravaged by the sword. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
7 “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: From the north I am going to bring against Tyre Nebuchadnezzar[a](A) king of Babylon, king of kings,(B) with horses and chariots,(C) with horsemen and a great army. 8 He will ravage your settlements on the mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works(D) against you, build a ramp(E) up to your walls and raise his shields against you.
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 26:7 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, of which Nebuchadnezzar is a variant; here and often in Ezekiel and Jeremiah
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