Bible Strands
Ezekiel 26:6
and the villages on her mainland will be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — The Lord speaks through Ezekiel concerning the judgment on Tyre. This declaration follows the prophecy that the city itself will become a place for spreading nets and plunder for the nations.
The words — The Hebrew phrase בְּנוֹתֶיהָ (benoteha) literally means "its daughters," denoting the mainland settlements belonging to Tyre. The verb תֵּהָרַגְנָה (tehāragēnā) translates directly to "they will be killed," specifying that violence will be the instrument of their destruction.
The thread — The destruction of mainland villages by the sword recurs in Ezekiel 26:8 and mirrors the judgment rhetoric of Jeremiah 49:2. The structural pattern of surrounding settlements falling alongside a primary city aligns with the prophetic warnings recorded in Ezekiel 16:46.
Why it lands — The text states that the slaughter of these villages will force observers to recognize the Lord's identity. It requires the reader to accept that historical devastation functions as the mechanism for revealing divine authority.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 16:46 Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.
- Ezekiel 26:8 He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you.
- Jeremiah 49:2 Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.
- Ezekiel 16:48 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done.
- Ezekiel 25:5 I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
- Ezekiel 25:7 therefore I will indeed stretch out My hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the LORD.’
- Ezekiel 25:11 So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’
- Ezekiel 25:14 I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’
- Ezekiel 25:17 I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”