Ezekiel 26 · Verse 5

Ezekiel 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.
Ezekiel 26:5, King James Version

Ezekiel 26:5 in other translations

BSBShe will become a place to spread nets in the sea, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. She will become plunder for the nations,
WEBShe will be a place for the spreading of nets in the middle of the sea; for I have spoken it,’ says the Lord GOD. ‘She will become plunder for the nations.
ASVShe 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.
YLTA spreading place of nets she is in the midst of the sea, For I--I have spoken--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And she hath been for a spoil to nations.
DARBYShe 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 for the nations.
BBEShe will be a place for the stretching out of nets in the middle of the sea; for I have said it, says the Lord: and her goods will be given over to the nations.
WebsterIt 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.

What does Ezekiel 26:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. in the midst of the sea--plainly referring to New Tyre (Eze 27:32).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 A place for the spreading of nets - A place for the habitation of some poor fishermen, who spent the fishing season there, and were accustomed to dry their nets upon the rocks. See on Eze 26:11 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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…

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 26:1-14 →

Ezekiel 26:5 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.

מִשְׁטַ֨חmish.Tacha spreading place ofH4894
חֲרָמִ֤יםcha.ra.MimnetsH2764
תִּֽהְיֶה֙tih.Yehit will beH1961
בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] middle ofH8432
הַיָּ֔םhai.Yamthe seaH3220
כִּ֚יkiforH3588
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
דִבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI have spokenH1696
נְאֻ֖םne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3069
וְהָיְתָ֥הve.ha.ye.Tahand it will becomeH1961
לְבַ֖זle.Vaz<into> spoilH957
לַגּוֹיִֽם\׃la.go.Yimfor the nationsH1471

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 26:5

  • Ezekiel 29:19

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.

  • Ezekiel 27:32

    And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and lament over thee, saying, What city is like Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?

  • Ezekiel 26:19

    For thus saith the Lord God; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover thee;

  • Ezekiel 25:7

    Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 47:10

    And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from En–gedi even unto En–eglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

  • Ezekiel 26:14

    And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the Lord have spoken it, saith the Lord God.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the spreading.
14,19; 27:32; 47:10
and it.
25:7; 29:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Ezekiel 26:4

    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.

  • Ezekiel 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.

  • Ezekiel 26:6

    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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Ezekiel 26:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tendedero de redes será en medio de la mar, porque yo he hablado, dice el Señor Jehová: y será saqueada de las gentes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Elle sera un lieu pour étendre les filets, au milieu de la mer; car j’ai parlé, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel; et elle deviendra la proie des nations;
German
Elberfelder 1871		ein Ort zum Ausbreiten der Netze wird es sein mitten im Meere Denn ich habe geredet, spricht der Herr, Jehova. Und es wird den Nationen zur Beute werden;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Siccatio sagenarum erit in medio maris, quia ego locutus sum, ait Dominus Deus: et erit in direptionem gentibus.