Ezekiel 26:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers. | He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes. | And he shall set his battering engines against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers. |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and [the] blow of | וּמְחִ֣י | u-me-CHI | H4239 | blowמְחִי (me.chi) stroke (of a battering ram) |
| battering-ram his | קָֽבָלּ֔וֹ | ka-va-LO | H6904 | battering-ramקְבֹל (qo.vel) something in front, attacking engine, siege-engine, battering-ram |
| he will set | יִתֵּ֖ן | yi-TEN | H5414G | 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 … |
| on walls your | בְּחֹֽמוֹתָ֑יִךְ | be-cho-mo-TA-yikh | H2346G | wallחוֹמָה (cho.mah) wall |
| and towers your | וּמִ֨גְדְּלֹתַ֔יִךְ | u-MIG-de-lo-TA-yikh | H4026M | towerמִגְדָּל (mig.dal) 1) tower 1a) tower 1b) elevated stage, pulpit 1c) raised bed |
| he will break down | יִתֹּ֖ץ | yi-TOTZ | H5422 | to tearנָתַץ (na.tats) 1) to pull down, break down, cast down, throw down, beat down, destroy, overthrow, break out (teeth) 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pull down 1a2) to break down, break off 1b) (Niphal) to be pulled or broken down 1c) (Piel) to tear down 1d) (Pual) to be torn down 1e) (Hophal) to be broken, be broken down |
| with swords his | בְּחַרְבוֹתָֽיו׃ | be-char-vo-TAV | H2719 | swordחֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.