Ezekiel 26 · Verse 6

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.
Ezekiel 26:6, King James Version

Ezekiel 26:6 in other translations

BSBand the villages on her mainland will be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’
WEBHer daughters who are in the field will be slain with the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’
ASVAnd her daughters that are in the field shall be slain with the sword: and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
YLTAnd her daughters who are in the field, by sword they are slain, And they have known that I am Jehovah,
DARBYAnd her daughters that are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am Jehovah.
BBEAnd her daughters in the open country will be put to the sword: and they will be certain that I am the Lord.
WebsterAnd her daughters who are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD.

What does Ezekiel 26:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. her daughters ... in the field--The surrounding villages, dependent on her in the open country, shall share the fate of the mother city.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 And her daughters - The places dependent on Tyre. As there were two places called Tyre, one on the main land, and the other on a rock in the sea, opposite to that on the main land, sometimes the one seems to be spoken of, and sometimes the other. That on the land, Palaetyre, was soon taken; but that in the sea cost Nebuchadnezzar thirteen years of siege and blockade. The two formed only one city, and one state.

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…

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Ezekiel 26:6 in the original Hebrew

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וּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haand daughters itsH1323
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.Deh[are] on the landH7704
בַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revwith the swordH2719
תֵּהָרַ֑גְנָהte.ha.Rag.nahthey will be killedH2026
וְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'Uand they will knowH3045
כִּי\־ki-thatH3588
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָֽה\׃\ \פYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 26:6

  • Ezekiel 16:46

    And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.

  • Ezekiel 26:8

    He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.

  • Ezekiel 25:5

    And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Jeremiah 49:2

    Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the Lord.

  • 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 16:48

    As I live, saith the Lord God, Sodom thy sister hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou and thy daughters.

  • Ezekiel 25:14

    And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 25:17

    And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

  • Ezekiel 25:11

    And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
her daughters.
8; 16:46,48; Jer 49:2
and they.
25:5,7,11,14,17

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

Context

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Ezekiel 26:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y sus hijas que están en el campo, serán muertas á cuchillo; y sabrán que yo soy Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et ses filles qui sont dans la campagne seront tuées par l’épée; et ils sauront que je suis l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und seine Töchter, die auf dem Gefilde sind werden mit dem Schwerte getötet werden. Und sie werden wissen, daß ich Jehova bin. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Filiæ quoque ejus quæ sunt in agro, gladio interficientur: et scient quia ego Dominus.