Ezekiel 26:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
They will destroyוְשִׁחֲת֞וּ
(ve·shi·cha·tu)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root
the wallsחֹמֹ֣ות
(cho·mo·vt)
2346: a wallfrom the same as cham
of Tyreצֹ֗ר
(tzor)
6865: a Phoenician cityof foreign origin
and break downוְהָֽרְסוּ֙
(ve·ha·re·su)
2040: to throw down, break or tear downa prim. root
her towers;מִגְדָּלֶ֔יהָ
(mig·da·lei·ha,)
4026: a towerfrom gadal
and I will scrapeוְסִֽחֵיתִ֥י
(ve·si·chei·ti)
5500: to scrapea prim. root
her debrisעֲפָרָ֖הּ
(a·fa·rah)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
from her and makeוְנָתַתִּ֥י
(ve·na·tat·ti)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
her a bareלִצְחִ֥יחַ
(litz·chi·ach)
6706: a shining or glaring surfacefrom tsachach
rock.סָֽלַע׃
(sa·la.)
5553: a crag, clifffrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And they shall destroy
shachath  (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
the walls
chowmah  (kho-maw')
a wall of protection -- wall, walled.
of Tyrus
Tsor  (tsore)
a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine -- Tyre, Tyrus.
and break down
harac  (haw-ras')
to pull down or in pieces, break, &? destroy -- beat down, break (down, through), destroy, overthrow, pluck down, pull down, ruin, throw down, utterly.
her towers
migdal  (mig-dawl')
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers -- castle, flower, tower.
I will also scrape
cachah  (saw-khaw')
to sweep away -- scrape.
her dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
from her and make
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
her like the top
tschiyach  (tsekh-ee'-akh)
glaring, i.e. exposed to the bright sun -- higher place, top.
of a rock
cela`  (seh'-lah)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) -- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
'They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers; and I will scrape her debris from her and make her a bare rock.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and turn her into a bare rock.

International Standard Version
and will destroy the city walls of Tyre. After they break down her fortified towers, I'll scrape away the city's debris, right down to the bare bedrock,

NET Bible
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and break down her towers. I will scrape her soil from her and make her a bare rock.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will destroy the walls of Tyre and tear down its towers. Then I will sweep up the dust and turn Tyre into a bare rock.

King James 2000 Bible
And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her like the top of a rock.
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