Ezekiel 26:6

26:5 It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.

And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

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Her daughters who are in the field shall be slain with the sword: and they shall know that I am Yahweh.

And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD. ¶

26:7 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.

What does Ezekiel 26:6 mean?

Ezekiel 26:6 is a verse in the book of Ezekiel, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בַּת (bath), שָׂדֶה (sâdeh), הָרַג (hârag). It connects to 6 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

And

her

daughtersבַּתbath/bath/H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)

which

are

the

fieldשָׂדֶהsâdeh/saw-deh'/H7704a field (as flat)

shall

slainהָרַגhârag/haw-rag'/H2026to smite with deadly intent

the

sword;חֶרֶבchereb/kheh'-reb/H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement

and

they

shall

knowיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

that

the

LORD.יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Commentary on Ezekiel 26:6

HENRY_FULL · Ezekiel 26:6

of the calamity that was coming upon the Jewish nation is illustrated by prohibitions given to the prophet neither to set up a house of his own ( ver. 1-4 ) nor to go into the house of mourning ( ver. 5-7 ) nor into the house of feasting, ver. 8, 9 . II. God is justified in these severe proceedings against them by an account of their great wickedness, ver. 10-13 . III. An intimation is given of mercy in reserve, ver. 14, 15 . IV. Some hopes are given that the punishment of the sin should prove the reformation of the sinners, and that they should return to God at length in a way of duty, and so be qualified for his returns to them in a way of favour, ver. 16-21 . Prohibitions Given to Jeremiah. ( b. c. 605.)

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Genesis 19:14

And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.

Matthew 24:19

And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

Luke 21:23

But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

Luke 23:29

For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

1 Corinthians 7:26

I suppose therefore that this is good for the present distress, I say, that it is good for a man so to be. distress: or, necessity

1 Corinthians 7:27

Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Ezekiel 26:6.

Exodus 22:24

And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

Exodus 32:27

And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.

Exodus 5:21

And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us. to be: Heb. to stink

Genesis 19:8

Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Genesis 25:27

And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Frequently asked questions

What does Ezekiel 26:6 say?

Ezekiel 26:6 (King James Version) reads: "And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD."

Is Ezekiel 26:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Ezekiel 26:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Ezekiel.

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