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Ezekiel 26:5

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She will be a place for the spreading of nets in the middle of the sea; for I have spoken it,’ says the Lord Yahweh. ‘She will become plunder for the nations.

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Ezekiel 26:5 in other translations

She shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea; for I have spoken it, saith the Lord Jehovah; and she shall become a spoil to the nations.

Ezekiel 26:5 · American Standard Version

Ezekiel 26:5 in context

  1. 3therefore the Lord Yahweh says, ‘Behold, I am against you, Tyre, and will cause many nations to come up against you, as the sea causes its waves to come up.
  2. 4They will destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers. I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.
  3. 5She will be a place for the spreading of nets in the middle of the sea; for I have spoken it,’ says the Lord Yahweh. ‘She will become plunder for the nations.
  4. 6Her daughters who are in the field will be slain with the sword. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.’
  5. 7“For the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will bring on Tyre Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, king of kings, from the north, with horses, with chariots, with horsemen, and an army with many people.