Ezekiel 26:2

““Son of man, because Tyre has said about Jerusalem, ‘Aha! Broken are the doors of the peoples; it has turned to me; I will be filled, she is ruined,’”

Ezekiel 26:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 26:2, word by word

“Sonבֶּןben

human being

Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.

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of manאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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has saidאָמְרָהamra

say

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

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about Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

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‘Ahaהֶאָחheach

aha

Aha: a cry of joy or of mockery.

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Brokenנִשְׁבְּרָהnishbra

break

To break something to pieces.

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are the doorsדַּלְתוֹתdaltot

door

The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.

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of the peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

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it has turnedנָסֵבָּהnaseba

turn

To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.

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I will be filledאִמָּלְאָהimala

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

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she is ruined,’הָחֳרָבָהhachorava

lie in ruins

To be left in ruins.

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Places in this verse

Mediterranean SeaTyreJerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Tyre

    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

  • 2Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

1And it came about in the eleventh year, on the first of the month, that the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

2 · This verse (above)

3therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am against you, Tyre, and I will bring up against you many nations, as the sea brings up its waves.

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