Ezekiel 26:1-14

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Prophecy Against Tyre

26 It was the eleventh year [^Csince King Jehoiachin’s exile (1:2); 586 bc], on the first day of the month. The ·Lord spoke his word [^Lword of the Lord came] to me, saying: ² “·Human [^TSon of man; 2:1], the city of Tyre has spoken against Jerusalem: ‘The ·city that traded with [^Lgate of] the nations is ·destroyed [broken]. ·Now we can be the trading center [^LIts doors have swung open to me]. Since ·the city of Jerusalem [^Lit] is ruined, ·we can make money [^LI will be filled].’ ³ So this is what the Lord God says: [^LLook; ^TBehold] I am against you, Tyre. I will bring many nations against you, like the sea ·beating its waves on your island shores [^Lbrings up its waves]. ⁴ They will destroy the walls of Tyre and pull down her towers. I will also scrape away her ·ruins [rubble; soil] and make her a bare rock. ⁵ Tyre will be ·an island [^Lin the midst of the sea] where fishermen dry their nets. I have spoken, says the Lord God. ·The nations will steal treasures from Tyre [^LShe will become plunder for the nations]. ⁶ Also, her ·villages [settlements; ^Ldaughters] on the ·shore [mainland] across from the island will be ·destroyed by war [^Lslaughtered by the sword]. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

Nebuchadnezzar to Attack Tyre

⁷ “This is what the Lord God says: [^LLook; ^TBehold] I will bring a king from the north against Tyre. He is Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, ·the greatest king [^Lking of kings], with his horses, chariots, horsemen, and a great army. ⁸ He will destroy your ·villages [settlements; ^Ldaughters] on the ·shore across from the island [mainland]. He will set up ·devices to attack you [siege works]. He will build a ·road of earth to the top of the walls [siege ramp]. He will raise his shields against you. ⁹ He will ·bring logs to pound through [direct blows of battering rams against] your city walls, and he will break down your towers with his ·iron bars [or hammers; ^Lswords]. ¹⁰ His horses will be so many that they will cover you with their dust. Your walls will shake at the noise of horsemen, wagons, and chariots. The king of Babylon will enter your city gates as men enter a city where the walls are broken through. ¹¹ The hoofs of his horses will ·run over [trample] your streets. He will kill your ·army [or people] with the sword, and your strong pillars will fall down to the ground. ¹² Also, his men will ·take away [plunder] your riches and will ·steal [loot] ·the things you sell [your merchandise]. They will break down your walls and destroy your ·nice [pleasant; luxurious] houses. They will throw your stones, ·wood [timber; trees], and ·trash [rubble; or soil] into the sea. ¹³ So I will stop your songs; the music of your ·harps [lyres] will not be heard anymore. ¹⁴ I will make you a bare rock, and you will be a place for ·drying [spreading] fishing nets. You will not be built again, because I, the Lord, have spoken, says the Lord God.