Ezekiel 26:7-11

26:7 “For this is what the sovereign Lord says: Take note that ¹  I am about to bring King Nebuchadrezzar ²  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. ³  26:10 He will cover you with the dust kicked up by his many horses. ⁴  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. ⁵  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.

[26:7]  ¹ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) draws attention to something.

[26:7]  ² 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]  ³ 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.”