Ezekiel 26:15

“Thus says Adonai YHWH to Tyre: Will not the coastlands quake at the noise of your fall, when the mortally wounded groan, when the killing is carried out in your midst?”

Ezekiel 26:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 26:15, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “amar” appears
Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

Where else “yehvi” appears
the coastlandsאִיִּיםiyim

coast, island

Coast, island: the lands along the sea.

Where else “iyim” appears
quakeיִרְעֲשׁוּyirashu

quake

To rumble, like the earth or mountains.

Where else “yirashu” appears
at the noiseקּוֹלkol

sound

What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.

Where else “kol” appears
of your fallמַפַּלְתֵּmapalte

downfall

The ruin of a city or of someone who falls with a great crash.

Where else “mapalte” appears
the mortally woundedחָלָלchalal

slain

Someone killed or wounded in war.

Where else “chalal” appears
groanאֱנֹקenok

groan

To groan, to moan with pain (of the wounded).

Where else “enok” appears
when the killingהֶרֶגhereg

slaughter

Slaughter: the killing of many.

Where else “hereg” appears
is carried outהָרֵגhareg

kill

Kill, slay.

Where else “hareg” appears
in your midstתוֹכֵtoche

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

Where else “toche” appears

Places in this verse

Tyre
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Tyre

    Today: Tyre (Sour), Lebanon

    A port city on the Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Israel's present border.

    Its king Hiram helped David and Solomon with timber and workers (1 Kgs 5:1). Ezekiel announced its fall (Ezek 27:2), and Jesus mentioned it when rebuking towns that did not change their minds (Matt 11:21).

    2 Samuel 5:111 Kings 5:1Ezekiel 27:2Matthew 11:21

The context

14And I will make you a bare rock; a spreading place for nets you will be; you will not be built again, for I, YHWH, have spoken, declares Adonai YHWH.

15 · This verse (above)

16And all the chiefs of the sea will come down from their thrones, and remove their robes, and strip off their embroidered garments; with tremblings they will clothe themselves; on the ground they will sit, and tremble every moment, and be appalled at you.

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