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And they will destroyוְשִׁחֲתוּthe wallsחֹמוֹתof Tyreצֹרand tear downוְהָרְסוּher towers;מִגְדָּלֶיהָand I will scrapeוְסִחֵיתִיher dustעֲפָרָהּfrom herמִמֶּנָּהand make herוְנָתַתִּי אוֹתָהּa bare rock.לִצְחִיחַ סָלַע
Ezekiel 26:4
Study it in the app“And they will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down her towers; and I will scrape her dust from her and make her a bare rock.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 26:4, word by word
- And they will destroyשִׁחֲתוּshichatu
destroy
To ruin something completely, until it no longer exists or no longer serves.
Where else “shichatu” appears- the wallsחֹמוֹתchomot
wall
Wall, city wall.
Where else “chomot” appears- of Tyreצֹרtsor
Tyre
See it on the mapWhere else “tsor” appears- and tear downהָרְסוּharsu
tear down; break through
Tear down, throw down; also break through by force.
Where else “harsu” appears- her towersמִגְדָּלֶיmigdale
tower
A tall, strong structure, for keeping watch or defense.
Where else “migdale” appears- and I will scrapeסִחֵיתִיsicheti
scrape away
To scrape, sweep away completely.
Where else “sicheti” appears- her dustעֲפָרָafara
dust
Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.
Where else “afara” appears- and make herנָתַתִּיnatati
make
To make someone something: "I have made you a father".
Where else “natati” appears- a bare rockצְחִיחַtsechiach
bare, exposed place
A bare, open place, exposed to the sun.
Where else “tsechiach” appears- a bare rockסָלַעsala
crag
A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.
Where else “sala” appears
Places in this verse
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).
The context
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.
4 · This verse (above)
5A spreading place for nets she will be in the midst of the sea, for I have spoken, declares Adonai YHWH; and she will become plunder for the nations.