Ezekiel 26:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 26:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 26:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“She will be a place for the spreading of nets in the middle of the sea; for I have spoken it,’ says the Lord Yahweh. ‘She will become plunder for the nations.”
Ezekiel 26:5 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 26:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“She 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.”
Ezekiel 26:5 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 26:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A 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.”
Ezekiel 26:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 26:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“She 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.”
Ezekiel 26:5 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 26:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou shalt be for the spreading of nettes in the middes of the sea: for I haue spoken it, sayth the Lord God, and it shalbe a spoile to ye nations.”
Ezekiel 26:5 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 26:5 in Context — Ezekiel 26
3 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up.
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.
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.
6 And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the Lord.
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 26:5 Mean?
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