Ezekiel 26:7

“For thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am bringing against Tyre Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the north, king of kings, with horses and with chariots and with horsemen, and an assembly and a numerous people.”

Ezekiel 26:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 26:7, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

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

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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.

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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".

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bringingמֵבִיאmevi

bring

To bring something or someone.

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Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּרnevuchadretsar

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar: king of Babylon who subdued Judah, took Jerusalem, burned the house of YHWH and took the people into exile (2 Kings 24-25; Jeremiah; Daniel 1-4). The Hebrew writes his name in several forms.

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel

Babel, Babylon

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from the northצָּפוֹןtsafon

north

North.

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with horsesסוּסsus

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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and with chariotsרֶכֶבrechev

chariot

War chariots.

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and with horsemenפָרָשִׁיםfarashim

horseman

A soldier who fights mounted on a horse.

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and an assemblyקָהָלkahal

assembly

The people gathered before YHWH.

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and a numerousרָבrav

many

A great number of people or things.

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peopleעַםam

crowd

The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemMediterranean SeaTyreBabylon
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

  • 2Babylon

    Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq

    A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.

    In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

The context

6And her daughters who are in the field will be killed by the sword; and they will know that I am YHWH.

7 · This verse (above)

8Your daughters in the field he will kill by the sword; and he will set against you a siege tower, and heap up against you a siege ramp, and raise against you a large shield.

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