KJV King James Version
And her daughters which [are] in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.
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Ezekiel 26:6
And her daughters which [are] in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
and the villages on her mainland will be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’
WEB World English Bible
Her daughters who are in the field shall be slain with the sword: and they shall know that I am Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
And her daughters that are in the field shall be slain with the sword: and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And her daughters who are in the field, by sword they are slain, And they have known that I am Jehovah,
Surrounding context — Ezekiel 26
3 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up.
4 And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.
5 It shall be [a place for] the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.
6 And her daughters which [are] in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.
7 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and companies, and much people.
8 He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.
9 And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
Cross-references
Ezekiel 26:8He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.Ezekiel 16:46And thine elder sister [is] Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, [is] Sodom and her daughters.Jeremiah 49:2Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD.Ezekiel 25:17And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.Ezekiel 25:5And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.Ezekiel 25:11And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.Ezekiel 16:48[As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.Ezekiel 25:7Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD.Ezekiel 25:14And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord GOD.
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