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Ezekiel 26:4
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord speaks through Ezekiel against Tyre, announcing the immediate mobilization of hostile nations to besiege the city.
The words — The Hebrew verb שִׁחֲתוּ (shi.cha.Tu) means they will destroy, and סִחֵיתִי (si.chei.Ti) means I will scrape away, describing the physical removal of Tyre’s fortifications and soil.
The thread — The same judgment against Tyre’s walls appears in Isaiah 23:11 and Amos 1:10, while Ezekiel 26:9 expands the imagery with battering rams and axes.
Why it lands — The text records the literal demolition of Tyre’s defenses and the scraping of its earth, requiring the reader to acknowledge that human military infrastructure cannot resist divine command.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 23:11 The LORD has stretched out His hand over the sea; He has made kingdoms tremble. He has given a command that the strongholds of Canaan be destroyed.
- Amos 1:10 So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.”
- Ezekiel 26:9 He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes.
- Leviticus 14:41 And he shall have the inside of the house scraped completely and the plaster that is scraped off dumped into an unclean place outside the city.
- Jeremiah 5:10 Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.
- Ezekiel 24:7 For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.
- Ezekiel 26:12 They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water.
- Zechariah 9:3 Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.