The Lord God Brings King Nebuchadnezzar Against Tyrus |
Ezekiel 26:1-21 The Book of Ezekiel [in Smaller Chunks] |
And it [happened on] the 1st day of the month, [of] the 11th year, that the Word of the Lord came to me, saying, Son of man, because Tyrus, [a.k.a. Tyre,] has said against Jerusalem, Aha, she, [who] was the [gateway to] the people, is broken. She [has] turned to me & I shall be replenished, now she is laid [to] waste. |
[Ezekiel 27:3-4 Say to Tryus, O you, [who] are [situated] at the [entrance] of the sea, [who is] a merchant of the people for many [coastal islands.] The Lord God says [this;] O Tyrus, you have said, I [have] perfect beauty. Your borders are in the midst of the seas & your builders have perfected your beauty.] |
Therefore, The Lord God says [this; Look,] I am against you, O Tyrus & will cause many nations to come up against you, [like] the sea causes [its] waves to come up. And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus & break down [its] towers. I will also scrape her dust from [off] her & make her like the top of a rock. |
It shall be a place for spreading [the] nets, in the [middle] of the sea. For I have spoken it, says the Lord God. And it shall become [plunder] to the nations. [Ezekiel 27:32 And in their wailing, they shall take up [mourning] for you & [grieve] over you, saying, What city is like Tyrus, the destroyed in the midst of the sea?] |
And her daughters, [who] are in the field shall be slain by the sword & they shall know that I Am the Lord. [Amos 1:9-10 The Lord says [this;] For 3 transgressions & for 4, I won't [withdraw its] punishment; because they delivered up [all of those from] captivity to Edom & [didn't] remember the covenant of [brethren.] But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, [that] shall devour [its] palaces.] |
For The Lord God says [this; Look,] I will bring Nebuchadrezzar, [a.k.a. Nebuchadnezzar, Babylon's] king, a king of kings, from the North, with horses; chariots; horsemen, [troops;] & [many] people upon Tyrus. |
[Nebuchadnezzar] shall [kill] your daughters in the field with the sword & make a fort against you & [throw up an embankment around] you & lift up the [shield] against you. |
And he shall set engines of war, [a.k.a. battering rams,] against your walls. And with his axes, he will break down your towers & [because] of the abundance of his horses, their dust shall cover you. |
Your walls shall shake at the noise of the: horsemen; [wagon] wheels; & chariots, when he shall enter into your gates, [like] men enter into a city [in which] a [gap] is made. With the [hooves] of his horses, he shall [trample] down your streets. |
He shall [strike down] your people [with] the sword. And your strong [battalion] shall go down to the ground. And they shall make [plunder] of your riches & make your merchandise a [prize.] |
And they shall break down your walls & destroy your [nice] houses. And they shall [put] your stones; timber; & dust in the midst of the water. [Ezekiel 27:32 And in their wailing, they shall take up [mourning] for you & [grieve] over you, saying, What city is like Tyrus, destroyed in the midst of the sea?] |
And I will cause the [sound] of your songs to [stop] & the sound of your harps shall no [longer] be heard. And I will make you like the top of a rock. You shall be a place to spread nets upon. You shall no [longer] be [rebuilt.] For I, the Lord, have spoken it, says the Lord God. |
The Lord God says [this] to Tyrus, [Shouldn't] the [coastal islands] shake at the sound of your fall, when the wounded cry [out] & when the slaughter is made in the midst of you? |
Then, all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones & take away their robes & [take] off their [embroidered] garments & they shall clothe themselves with trembling. They shall sit upon the ground & shall tremble every moment & be astonished [about] you. |
And they shall take up [grieving] for you & say to you, How are you destroyed, that was inhabited [by] seafaring men, the [famous] city, [that] was strong [on] the sea. She & her inhabitants, [shall] cause their terror to be on all [who visit] it! Now, the [coastal islands] shall tremble [on] the day of your fall. |
[Yes,] the [islands] that are in the sea shall be troubled at your departure. For the Lord God says [this;] When I shall make you a desolate, [a.k.a. empty,] city, like the cities that aren't inhabited, when I shall bring up the deep [waters] on you & great waters shall cover you. |
I shall [put] glory in the land of the living, when I shall bring you down with [those who] descend into the pit, with the people of [ancient] times, & shall [put] you in the [lowest] parts of the earth, in desolate places of old, with [those who] go down to the pit & you aren't inhabited. |
I will make you a territory & you shall no [longer exist, although] you [are searched] for, [still] you shall never be found again, says the Lord God. [Ezekiel 27:36 The merchants among the people shall hiss at you & you shall be a terror & never shall be anymore.] |