Ezekiel 26 · Verse 10

Ezekiel 26:10

By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.
Ezekiel 26:10, King James Version

Ezekiel 26:10 in other translations

BSBHis 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.
WEBBy reason of the abundance of his horses, their dust will cover you. Your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen, of the wagons, and of the chariots, when he enters into your gates, as men enter into a city which is broken open.
ASVBy reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wagons, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.
YLTFrom the abundance of his horses cover thee doth their dust, From the noise of horseman, and wheel, and rider, Shake do thy walls, in his coming in to thy gates, As the coming into a city broken-up.
DARBYBy reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee; thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter through thy gates, as a city is entered into, wherein is made a breach.
BBEBecause of the number of his horses you will be covered with their dust: your walls will be shaking at the noise of the horsemen and of the wheels and of the war-carriages, when he comes through your doorways, as into a town which has been broken open.
WebsterBy reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city in which is made a breach.

What does Ezekiel 26:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. dust--So thick shall be the "dust" stirred up by the immense numbers of "horses," that it shall "cover" the whole city as a cloud. horses ... chariots--As in Eze 26:3-5, New Tyre on the insular rock in the sea (compare Is 23:2, 4, 6) is referred to; so here, in Eze 26:9-11, Old Tyre on the mainland. Both are included in the prophecies under one name. wheels--Fairbairn thinks that here, and in Eze 23:24, as "the wheels" are distinct from the "chariots," some wheelwork for riding on, or for the operations of the siege, are meant.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 26:1-14

A prophecy against Tyre. Verses 1-14 To be secretly pleased with the death or decay of others, when we are likely to get by it; or with their fall, when we may thrive upon it, is a sin that easily besets us, yet is not thought so bad as really it is. But it comes from a selfish, covetous principle, and from that love of the world as our happiness, which the love of God expressly forbids. He often blasts the projects…

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Ezekiel 26:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

מִשִּׁפְעַ֥תmi.shif.'Atfrom [the] abundance ofH8229
סוּסָ֖יוsu.Savhorses hisH5483
יְכַסֵּ֣ךְye.kha.Sekhit will cover youH3680
אֲבָקָ֑ם'a.va.Kamdust theirH80
מִקּוֹל֩mi.kOlfrom [the] sound ofH6963
פָּרַ֨שׁpa.Rasha horsemanH6571
וְגַלְגַּ֜לve.gal.Galand wheel[s]H1534
וָרֶ֗כֶבva.Re.khevand chariot[s]H7393
תִּרְעַ֙שְׁנָה֙tir.'Ash.nahthey will shakeH7493
חֽוֹמוֹתַ֔יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhwalls yourH2346
בְּבֹאוֹ֙be.vo.'Owhen comes heH935
בִּשְׁעָרַ֔יִךְbish.'a.Ra.yikhin gates yourH8179
כִּמְבוֹאֵ֖יkim.vo.'Eilike [the] entering<s> ofH3996
עִ֥יר'ira cityH5892
מְבֻקָּעָֽה\׃me.vu.ka.'Ahbroken intoH1234

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 26:10

  • Ezekiel 27:28

    The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots.

  • Jeremiah 47:3

    At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong horses, at the rushing of his chariots, and at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers shall not look back to their children for feebleness of hands;

  • Ezekiel 26:15

    Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?

  • Joshua 6:5

    And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.

  • Jeremiah 4:13

    Behold, he shall come up as clouds, and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind: his horses are swifter than eagles. Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.

  • Nahum 2:3-4

    The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken. The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.

  • Ezekiel 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.

  • Joshua 6:20

    So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

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the abundance.
7; Jer 47:3
shake.
15; 27:28; Na 2:3,4
enter.
Jos 6:5,20
as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. Heb.according to the enterings of a city broken up.

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Context

  • Ezekiel 26:9

    And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.

  • Ezekiel 26:10

    By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach.

  • Ezekiel 26:11

    With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.

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Ezekiel 26:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Por la multitud de sus caballos te cubrirá el polvo de ellos: con el estruendo de los caballeros, y de las ruedas, y de los carros, temblarán tus muros, cuando entrare por tus puertas como por portillos de ciudad destruída.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
À cause de la multitude de ses chevaux, leur poussière te couvrira; tes murailles trembleront au bruit de la cavalerie, et des roues et des chars, quand il entrera par tes portes comme on entre dans une ville ouverte par la brèche.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Von der Menge seiner Rosse wird ihr Staub dich bedecken; vor dem Lärm der Reiter und Räder und Wagen werden deine Mauern erbeben, wenn er in deine Tore einziehen wird, wie man in eine erbrochene Stadt einzieht
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Inundatione equorum ejus operiet te pulvis eorum: a sonitu equitum, et rotarum, et curruum, movebuntur muri tui, cum ingressus fuerit portas tuas quasi per introitum urbis dissipatæ.