“For thus says the Lord God: (A)Behold, I will bring against Tyre (B)from the north Nebuchadnezzar[a] king of Babylon, (C)king of kings, with horses and chariots, and with horsemen and a host of many soldiers. He will kill with the sword (D)your daughters on the mainland. (E)He will set up a siege wall against you and throw up a mound against you, and raise (F)a roof of shields against you. (G)He will direct the shock of his battering rams against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers. 10 His horses will be so many that their dust will cover you. Your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen and wagons and chariots, when he enters your gates as men enter a city that has been breached. 11 With the hoofs of his horses he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground. 12 They will plunder (H)your riches and loot (I)your merchandise. They will break down your walls and destroy your pleasant houses. Your stones and timber and (J)soil they will cast into the midst of the waters. 13 (K)And I will stop the music of your songs, and (L)the sound of your lyres shall be heard no more. 14 (M)I will make you a bare rock. (N)You shall be a place for the spreading of nets. You shall never be rebuilt, (O)for I am the Lord; I have spoken, declares the Lord God.

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  1. Ezekiel 26:7 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar; so throughout Ezekiel

“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. 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. He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and demolish your towers with his weapons.(F) 10 His horses will be so many that they will cover you with dust. Your walls will tremble at the noise of the warhorses, wagons and chariots(G) when he enters your gates as men enter a city whose walls have been broken through. 11 The hooves(H) of his horses will trample all your streets; he will kill your people with the sword, and your strong pillars(I) will fall to the ground.(J) 12 They will plunder your wealth and loot your merchandise; they will break down your walls and demolish your fine houses and throw your stones, timber and rubble into the sea.(K) 13 I will put an end(L) to your noisy songs,(M) and the music of your harps(N) will be heard no more.(O) 14 I will make you a bare rock, and you will become a place to spread fishnets. You will never be rebuilt,(P) for I the Lord have spoken, declares the Sovereign Lord.

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  1. Ezekiel 26:7 Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, of which Nebuchadnezzar is a variant; here and often in Ezekiel and Jeremiah