Ezekiel 26:4-14

26:4 They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will scrape her soil ¹  from her and make her a bare rock. 26:5 She will be a place where fishing nets are spread, surrounded by the sea. For I have spoken, declares the sovereign Lord. She will become plunder for the nations, 26:6 and her daughters ²  who are in the field will be slaughtered by the sword. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

26:7 “For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Take note that ³  I am about to bring King Nebuchadrezzar ⁴  of Babylon, king of kings, against Tyre from the north, with horses, chariots, and horsemen, an army and hordes of people. 26:8 He will kill your daughters in the field with the sword. He will build a siege wall against you, erect a siege ramp against you, and raise a great shield against you. 26:9 He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his weapons. ⁵  26:10 He will cover you with the dust kicked up by his many horses. ⁶  Your walls will shake from the noise of the horsemen, wheels, and chariots when he enters your gates like those who invade through a city’s broken walls. ⁷  26:11 With his horses’ hoofs he will trample all your streets. He will kill your people with the sword, and your strong pillars will tumble down to the ground. 26:12 They will steal your wealth and loot your merchandise. They will tear down your walls and destroy your luxurious ⁸  homes. Your stones, your trees, and your soil he will throw ⁹  into the water. ¹⁰  26:13 I will silence ¹¹  the noise of your songs; the sound of your harps will be heard no more. 26:14 I will make you a bare rock; you will be a place where fishing nets are spread. You will never be built again, ¹²  for I, the Lord, have spoken, declares the sovereign Lord.

[26:4]  ¹ tn Or “debris.”

[26:6]  ² sn That is, the towns located inland that were under Tyre’s rule.

[26:7]  ³ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) draws attention to something.

[26:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “Nebuchadrezzar” is a variant and more correct spelling of Nebuchadnezzar, as the Babylonian name Nabu-kudurri-usur has an an “r” rather than an “n.”

[26:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “swords.”

[26:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “From the abundance of his horses he will cover you (with) their dust.”

[26:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “like those who enter a breached city.”

[26:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “desirable.”

[26:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “set.”

[26:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “into the midst of the water.”

[26:13]  ⁷ tn Heb “cause to end.”

[26:14]  ⁸ sn This prophecy was fulfilled by Alexander the Great in 332 b.c.