Ezekiel 26:7
in Ezekiel 26For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I will bring against Tyre from the north Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, with horses and chariots, with cavalry and a great company of troops.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will bring upon Tyre Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and a company, and much people.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Ezekiel 26
Commentary
4 notes on this verseFor thus saith the Lord God,.... What follows; and declares by name the person that should be the instrument of this ruin, and the manner in which it should be brought about: I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon; a prince whose name was terrible, having conquered many nations: the Lord is said to bring him against Tyre, because, he inclined his heart to steer his course this way; encouraged him to this work; led and protected his army; and, at last, gave him success: it held out thirteen years against him, and then was taken.
This site's exposition
Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings
on Ezekiel 26:7-11
The instrument is named without ambiguity, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the north, a title Ezekiel gives a pagan emperor for the reach of his rule over subject kings beneath him. The verses that follow describe siege engines, mounts cast against the walls, horses whose dust shall cover thee, and hooves that tread down all thy streets, warfare aimed first at Tyre's mainland suburbs and gate city rather than the fortified island half a mile offshore. Barnes notes that Ezekiel 29:18 later records Nebuchadnezzar's army coming away from this siege with bald heads and peeled shoulders and no wages, evidence read alongside this passage that the mainland city fell while the island stronghold held out beyond the thirteen years of siege.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 6 onward.) For thus says the Lord: Behold, I will bring against Tyre (or against you, O Tyre) Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, from the north, the king of kings, with horses, and chariots, and horsemen, and a great gathering of people. He will kill your daughters in the field with the sword, and he will surround you with fortifications, and he will build up a siege mound against you, and he will lift up a shield against you, and he will temper vineyards, and rams (or spears), against your walls, and he will destroy your towers in his armor.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The description of the siege is that of a town invested by land. Eze 26:7 Nebuchadrezzar - Jer 21:2 note. Eze 26:8 Lift up the buckler - i. e., set a wall of shields, under cover of which the walls could be approached. Eze 26:9 Engines of war - Or, his battering ram. “axes” swords. They who would break flown the towers, rush on with their swords to slay the defenders. Eze 26:11 Garrisons - pillars, on which stood statues of some protecting god. Compare 2Ki 10:
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| כֹ֤ה | khoh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| אָמַר֙ | ʾamar | he says | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אֲדֹנָ֣י | ʾadonai | [the] Lord | H136 → | 440 times |
| יְהוִ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3069 → | 306 times |
| הִנְנִ֧י | hini | here I | H2005 → | 316 times |
| מֵבִ֣יא | mevi' | [am] about to bring | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | against | H413 → | 5510 times |
| צֹ֗ר | tzor | Tyre | H6865 → | 42 times |
| נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר | nevukhadretzar | Nebuchadnezzar | H5019 → | 60 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בָּבֶ֛ל | bavel | Babylon | H894 → | 262 times |
| מִצָּפ֖וֹן | mitzafon | from [the] north | H6828 → | 153 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| מְלָכִ֑ים | melakhim | kings | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| בְּס֛וּס | besus | with horse[s] | H5483 → | 140 times |
| וּבְרֶ֥כֶב | uverekhev | and with chariotry | H7393 → | 119 times |
| וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖ים | uvefarashim | and with horsemen | H6571 → | 57 times |
| וְקָהָ֥ל | vekahal | and a company | H6951 → | 123 times |
| וְעַם־ | veam- | and a people | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| רָֽב׃ | rav | numerous | H7227 → | 454 times |
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
כֹ֤הthus
khohH3541 →577 times
אָמַר֙he says
ʾamarH559 →5305 times
אֲדֹנָ֣י[the] Lord
ʾadonaiH136 →440 times
יְהוִ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3069 →306 times
הִנְנִ֧יhere I
hiniH2005 →316 times
מֵבִ֣יא[am] about to bring
mevi'H935 →2568 times
אֶל־against
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
צֹ֗רTyre
tzorH6865 →42 times
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רNebuchadnezzar
nevukhadretzarH5019 →60 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
בָּבֶ֛לBabylon
bavelH894 →262 times
מִצָּפ֖וֹןfrom [the] north
mitzafonH6828 →153 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
מְלָכִ֑יםkings
melakhimH4428 →2525 times
בְּס֛וּסwith horse[s]
besusH5483 →140 times
וּבְרֶ֥כֶבand with chariotry
uverekhevH7393 →119 times
וּבְפָרָשִׁ֖יםand with horsemen
uvefarashimH6571 →57 times
וְקָהָ֥לand a company
vekahalH6951 →123 times
וְעַם־and a people
veam-H5971 →1873 times
רָֽב׃numerous
ravH7227 →454 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hosea 8:10Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 16:37
therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you…
- Ezekiel 23:22–26
Therefore, Oholibah, this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will incite your lovers against you, those from whom you turned away in disgust. And I will bring them against you from every side—
- Jeremiah 42:2
Jeremiah the prophet and said, “May our petition come before you; pray to the LORD your God on behalf of this entire remnant. For few of us remain of the many, as you can…
- Hosea 10:10
I will chasten them when I please; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bondage for their double transgression.
- Ezekiel 16:37
Through
Ezra 7:12Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings.
it leads to
- Daniel 2:37
You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
- Ezra 4:17
Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.
- Daniel 2:37
Through
Daniel 2:37You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 27:6–7
So now I have placed all these lands under the authority of My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I have even made the beasts of the field subject to him.
- Jeremiah 27:6–7
Through
Ezekiel 23:24They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 26:10
His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots.
- Ezekiel 26:10
About Ezekiel

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PlaceBabil Governorate (archaeological site)BabylonAncient Mesopotamian city and imperial capital; site of the Israelite exile and a recurring biblical symbol of worldly power.
- PlacePhoenician coastTyrePhoenician island-fortress and merchant power, judged in Amos 1:9-10 and at length in Ezekiel 26-28.
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Carl Friedrich Keil, Biblical Commentary on the Prophecies of Ezekiel; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).
