Ezekiel 26:11

The hooves of his horses will trample all your streets. He will slaughter your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet Ezekiel delivers a divine oracle of judgment against the city of Tyre during the Babylonian siege. The message confronts a wealthy maritime power with the certainty of its imminent military defeat.

The words — יִרְמֹ֖ס (yir.Mos) literally means "he will trample," and בַּ/חֶ֣רֶב (ba./Che.rev) translates to "with the sword." These terms anchor the prophecy in the physical mechanics of ancient siege warfare.

The thread — This imagery of trampling hooves and fallen cities echoes Isaiah 5:28, which describes horse hooves like flint, and Isaiah 26:5, where God lays a lofty city low. It also resonates with Habakkuk 1:8, which notes the terrifying speed and ferocity of the invading cavalry.

Why it lands — The text demands recognition that no earthly fortress or wealth can withstand coordinated divine judgment. It calls the reader to abandon reliance on human power and acknowledge the concrete reality of God's sovereign enforcement of justice.

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The Hebrew words

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King James Version

With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.

Cross-references

Isaiah 5:28 Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind.
Isaiah 26:5 For He has humbled those who dwell on high; He lays the lofty city low. He brings it down to the ground; He casts it into the dust.
Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour.
Jeremiah 43:13 He will demolish the sacred pillars of the temple of the sun in the land of Egypt, and he will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’”
Jeremiah 51:27 “Raise a banner in the land! Blow the ram’s horn among the nations! Prepare the nations against her. Summon the kingdoms against her—Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz. Appoint a captain against her; bring up horses like swarming locusts.