KJV King James Version
And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
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Ezekiel 26:9
And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes.
WEB World English Bible
He shall set his battering engines against your walls, and with his axes he shall break down your towers.
ASV American Standard Version
And he shall set his battering engines against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And a battering-ram before him he placeth against thy walls, And thy towers he breaketh by his weapons.
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
10 By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.
11 With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.
12 And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.
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