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Ezekiel 26:7
For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet Ezekiel delivers a declaration from the Lord Yahweh to the city of Tyre, immediately following the pronouncement that mainland villages will be slain by the sword.
The words — The Hebrew construction הִנְנִי מֵבִיא (hineni mevi) literally translates to "behold, I am about to bring," marking the immediate execution of divine judgment.
The thread — The designation "king of kings" for Nebuchadnezzar appears in Daniel 2:37 and Ezra 7:12, while the mobilized military force mirrors the armed host detailed in Ezekiel 23:24.
Why it lands — The text states that earthly conquest is orchestrated by divine command, requiring the reader to acknowledge that geopolitical power operates under sovereign authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
For thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people.
Cross-references
- Ezra 7:12 Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
- Daniel 2:37 You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
- Ezekiel 23:24 They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.
- Nahum 2:3 The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished.
- Isaiah 10:8 “Are not all my commanders kings?” he says.
- Jeremiah 25:9 behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.
- Jeremiah 52:32 And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon.
- Hosea 8:10 Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.
- Ezekiel 32:11 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘The sword of the king of Babylon will come against you!
- Daniel 2:47 The king said to Daniel, “Your God is truly the God of gods and Lord of kings, the Revealer of Mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”