Ezekiel 26:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock. | And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they will destroy | וְשִׁחֲת֞וּ | ve-shi-cha-TU | H7843 | to ruinשָׁחַת (sha.chat) 1) to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay 1a) (Niphal) to be marred, be spoiled, be corrupted, be corrupt, be injured, be ruined, be rotted 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to spoil, ruin 1b2) to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally) 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to spoil, ruin, destroy 1c2) to pervert, corrupt (morally) 1c3) destroyer (participle) 1d) (Hophal) spoiled, ruined (participle) Aramaic equivalent: she.chat (שְׁחַת "to corrupt" H7844) |
| [the] walls of | חֹמ֣וֹת | cho-MOT | H2346G | wallחוֹמָה (cho.mah) wall |
| Tyre | צֹ֗ר | Tzor | H6865 | Tyreצֹר (tsor) § Tyre or Tyrus = "a rock" the Phoenician city on the Mediterranean coast |
| and they will tear down | וְהָֽרְסוּ֙ | ve-ha-re-SU | H2040 | to overthrowהָרַס (ha.ras) 1) to tear down, break down, overthrow, beat down, break, break through, destroy, pluck down, pull down, throw down, ruined, destroyer, utterly 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to throw down, tear down 1a2) to break through 1a3) to break down, break away 1b) (Niphal) to be torn down, be thrown down 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to overthrow, tear down 1c2) destroyer (participle) |
| towers its | מִגְדָּלֶ֔יהָ | mig-da-LEI-ha | H4026M | towerמִגְדָּל (mig.dal) 1) tower 1a) tower 1b) elevated stage, pulpit 1c) raised bed |
| and I will scrape away | וְסִֽחֵיתִ֥י | ve-si-chei-TI | H5500 | to scrapeסָחָה (sa.chah) 1) to scrape 1a) (Piel) to scrape clean, scour |
| dust its | עֲפָרָ֖הּ | 'a-fa-RAH | H6083 | dustעָפָר (a.phar) 1) dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish 1a) dry or loose earth 1b) debris 1c) mortar 1d) ore |
| from it | מִמֶּ֑נָּה | mi-ME-nah | H4480A | fromמִן־ (min) prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that … |
| and I will make | וְנָתַתִּ֥י | ve-na-ta-TI | H5414I | to give: giveנָתַן (na.tan) : give/deliver/send/produce 1) to give, put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend 1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate 1a3) to make, constitute 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned 1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted … |
| into bareness of | לִצְחִ֥יחַ | litz-CHI-ach | H6706 | bareצְחִיחַ (tse.chi.ach) shining or glaring surface, glow Also means: tse.chi.chi (צְחִיחִי "higher" H6708) |
| rock | סָֽלַע׃ | SA-la' | H5553H | cragסֶ֫לַע (se.la) 1) crag, cliff, rock 1a) crag, cliff 1b) as stronghold of Jehovah, of security (fig.) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.