Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The blow of his battering rams he will direct against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers.
King James Version
And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
Holman Bible
He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his iron tools.
International Standard Version
""He'll direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and will breach your fortified towers with axes.
A Conservative Version
And he shall set his battering engines against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
American Standard Version
And he shall set his battering engines against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
Amplified
And he shall set his battering engines in shock against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers.
Bible in Basic English
He will put up his engines of war against your walls, and your towers will be broken down by his axes.
Darby Translation
and he shall set his engines of attack against thy walls, and with his spikes he shall break down thy towers.
Jubilee 2000 Bible
And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his hammers he shall break down thy towers.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will give the stroke of his front against thy walls, and with his sword he will tear down thy towers.
King James 2000
And he shall set battering rams against your walls, and with his axes he shall break down your towers.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and the thrust of his battering ram he will direct against your walls, and your towers he will break down with his weapons.
Modern King James verseion
And he shall set engines of war against your walls, and with his axes he shall break down your towers.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
His slings and battle-rams shall he prepare for thy walls, and with his weapons break down thy towers.
NET Bible
He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his weapons.
New Heart English Bible
He shall set his battering engines against your walls, and with his axes he shall break down your towers.
The Emphasized Bible
And the stroke of his attacking-engine, will he direct against thy walls, - And thy tower., will he break down with his axes.
Webster
And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and with his axes he shall break down thy towers.
World English Bible
He shall set his battering engines against your walls, and with his axes he shall break down your towers.
Youngs Literal Translation
And a battering-ram before him he placeth against thy walls, And thy towers he breaketh by his weapons.
Themes
military Arms » Offensive: » Battle-axe
Nebuchadnezzar » Prophecies concerning
Sieges » Those engaged in » Employed battering rams, &c against the walls
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 21 Translations in Ezekiel 26:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ezekiel Prophesies Against Tyre
8 "He will slay your daughters on the mainland with the sword; and he will make siege walls against you, cast up a ramp against you and raise up a large shield against you. 9 "The blow of his battering rams he will direct against your walls, and with his axes he will break down your towers. 10 "Because of the multitude of his horses, the dust raised by them will cover you; your walls will shake at the noise of cavalry and wagons and chariots when he enters your gates as men enter a city that is breached.
Names
Cross References
2 Chronicles 26:15
In Jerusalem he made engines of war invented by skillful men to be on the towers and on the corners for the purpose of shooting arrows and great stones. Hence his fame spread afar, for he was marvelously helped until he was strong.