New International Version His horses will be so many that they will cover you with dust. Your walls will tremble at the noise of the warhorses, wagons and chariots when he enters your gates as men enter a city whose walls have been broken through. New Living Translation The hooves of his horses will choke the city with dust, and the noise of the charioteers and chariot wheels will shake your walls as they storm through your broken gates. English Standard Version His horses will be so many that their dust will cover you. Your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen and wagons and chariots, when he enters your gates as men enter a city that has been breached. Berean Standard Bible His 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. Berean Literal Bible From the abundance of his horses will cover you their dust, and from the noise of the horsemen, and the wagons, and the chariots, your walls will shake in his coming in your gates, like those entering a city having been breached. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Because of the abundance of his horses, their dust will cover you; your walls will shake at the noise of the horsemen, the wagons, and the chariots, when he enters your gates, as men enter a city that has been breached. New American Standard Bible Because of the multitude of his horses, the dust raised by them will cover you; your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots when he enters your gates as warriors enter a city that is breached. NASB 1995 “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. NASB 1977 “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. Legacy Standard Bible Because of the abundance of his horses, the fine dust raised by them will cover you; your walls will shake at the noise of horsemen and wagons and chariots when he enters your gates as men enter a city that is breached. Amplified Bible Because of the great number of his horses, their dust will cover you; your walls [O Tyre] will shake from the noise of the horsemen and the wagons and the chariots when he enters your gates as men enter a city that is breached. Berean Annotated Bible His 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. Christian Standard Bible His horses will be so numerous that their dust will cover you. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots. Holman Christian Standard Bible His horses will be so numerous that their dust will cover you. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots. American Standard Version 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 wagons, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. Contemporary English Version He will have so many horses that the dust they stir up will seem like a thick fog. And as his chariots and cavalry approach, even the walls will shake, especially when he proudly enters your ruined city. English Revised Version 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 wagons, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. GOD'S WORD® Translation He will have so many horses that their dust will cover you. The noise from the war horses, wagon wheels, and chariots will shake your walls when he enters your gates. He will enter as people enter a conquered city. Good News Translation The clouds of dust raised by their horses will cover you. The noise of their horses pulling wagons and chariots will shake your walls as they pass through the gates of the ruined city. International Standard Version There will be so many horses that the dust raised by them will cover you completely. The walls of your city will tremble from the noise of Nebuchadnezzar's cavalry, wagons, and chariots when they enter through the gates of your city, as men enter a city that has been breached. NET Bible He will cover you with the dust kicked up by his many horses. Your walls will shake from the noise of the horsemen, wheels, and chariots when he enters your gates like those who invade through a city's broken walls. New Heart English Bible By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover you: your walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wagons, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into your gates, as men enter into a city in which is made a breach. Webster's Bible Translation 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 in which is made a breach. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleHis 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. World English Bible By 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFrom the abundance of his horses their dust cover you, "" From the noise of horseman, and wheel, and rider, "" Your walls shake, in his coming into your gates, "" As the coming into a city that has been broken-up. Berean Literal Bible From the abundance of his horses will cover you their dust, and from the noise of the horsemen, and the wagons, and the chariots, your walls will shake in his coming in your gates, like those entering a city having been breached. Young's Literal Translation From 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. Smith's Literal Translation From the abundance of is horses, their dust will cover thee: from the voice of the horseman, and the wheel, and the chariot, thy walls shall shake, in his coming in to thy gates, as the enterings of a city rent asunder. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBy reason of the multitude of his horses, their dust shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and wheels, and chariots, when they shall go in at thy gates, as by the entrance of a city that is destroyed. Catholic Public Domain Version He will cover you with the inundation of his horses and with their dust. Your walls will shake at the sound of horsemen and wheels and chariots, when they will have entered your gates, as if through the entrance of a city that has been broken open. New American Bible From the surging of his horses he will cover you with dust; from the noise of warhorses, wheels and chariots. Your walls will shake when he enters your gates, even as one enters a city that is breached. New Revised Standard Version His horses shall be so many that their dust shall cover you. At the noise of cavalry, wheels, and chariots your very walls shall shake, when he enters your gates like those entering a breached city. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBy reason of the abundance of his horses, their dust shall cover you; your walls shall shake at the noise of his horsemen and of the wheels and of the chariots, when he shall enter your gates as men enter into a city in which is made a breach. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated From the treading of his horses the dust shall cover you, and from the sound of his horsemen and of the wheels of his chariots your walls will be moved, and when he enters inside your gates as he who enters the breached city OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917By reason of the abundance of his horses Their dust shall cover thee; At the noise of the horsemen, And of the wheels, and of the chariots, Thy walls shall shake, When he shall enter into thy gates, As men enter into a city Wherein is made a breach. Brenton Septuagint Translation By reason of thy multitude of his horses their dust shall cover thee, and by reason of the sound of his horsemen and the wheels of his chariots thy walls shall be shaken, when he enters into thy gates, as one entering into a city from the plain. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context A Prophecy Against Tyre…9He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his axes. 10His 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. 11The hooves of his horses will trample all your streets. He will slaughter your people with the sword, and your mighty pillars will fall to the ground.… Cross References His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. Judges 5:22 Then the hooves of horses thundered—the mad galloping of his stallions. Nahum 1:3 The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than wolves of the night. Their horsemen charge ahead, and their cavalry comes from afar. They fly like a vulture, swooping down to devour. When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, 2 Kings 25:4 Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans had surrounded the city, all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden. They headed toward the Arabah, Lamentations 4:12 The kings of the earth did not believe, nor any people of the world, that an enemy or a foe could enter the gates of Jerusalem. Amos 4:3 You will go out through broken walls, each one straight ahead of her, and you will be cast out toward Harmon,” declares the LORD. your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots. Jeremiah 47:3 at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp. Nahum 3:2 The crack of the whip, the rumble of the wheel, galloping horse and bounding chariot! Ezekiel 23:24 They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards. Revelation 18:17-19 For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed!” Every shipmaster, passenger, and sailor, and all who make their living from the sea, will stand at a distance / and cry out at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her. “What city was ever like this great city?” they will exclaim. / Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.” Isaiah 23:1-18 This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. … Nahum 2:3-4 The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished. / The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning. Zechariah 9:3-4 Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets. / Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire. Isaiah 5:28 Their arrows are sharpened, and all their bows are strung. The hooves of their horses are like flint; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind. Jeremiah 50:42 They grasp the bow and spear; they are cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon. Isaiah 66:15 For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire. Treasury of Scripture By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover you: your walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall enter into your gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. the abundance 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. 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; shake 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? Ezekiel 27:28 The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. 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… enter Joshua 6:5,20 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… Jump to Previous Abundance Breach Breached Cavalry Chariots City Cover Dust Enter Enters Gates Horsemen Horses Multitude Noise Raised Reason Shake Tremble Wagons Walls War-Carriages Wheels WhereinJump to Next Abundance Breach Breached Cavalry Chariots City Cover Dust Enter Enters Gates Horsemen Horses Multitude Noise Raised Reason Shake Tremble Wagons Walls War-Carriages Wheels WhereinEzekiel 26 1. Tyrus, for insulting Jerusalem, is threatened with destruction7. The power of Nebuchadnezzar against her 15. The mourning and astonishment of the sea at her fall His multitude of horses will cover you in their dust. Nebuchadnezzar’s vast army would advance with the strength and speed of a major imperial force. Tyre’s wealth and maritime power could not protect it from an enemy able to surround and assault its landward defenses. Jdg 5:22 Then the hooves of horses thundered—the mad galloping… When he enters your gates as an army entering a breached city, A breached gate meant the collapse of a city’s security and the certainty of defeat. Though Tyre was heavily fortified, its mainland settlements faced Babylon’s long siege, and its defenses would ultimately prove unable to preserve its former power. 2Ki 25:4 Then the city was breached; and though the Chaldeans… your walls will shake from the noise of cavalry, wagons, and chariots. The noise and movement of the invading force would bring fear and destruction to the city. Babylon’s cavalry, supply wagons, and chariots portray an organized army fully equipped to besiege, overwhelm, and subdue Tyre. Jer 47:3 at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions,… Persons / Places / Events 1. EzekielA prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration. 2. Tyre An ancient and prosperous Phoenician city known for its trade and wealth. It was located on the Mediterranean coast and was a significant maritime power. 3. Nebuchadnezzar The king of Babylon who besieged and eventually conquered Tyre. He is the "he" referred to in the prophecy, leading the multitude of horses and chariots. 4. Babylonian Army The military force led by Nebuchadnezzar, known for its strength and ability to conquer fortified cities. 5. Prophecy of Judgment This event is part of a larger prophecy against Tyre, where God declares judgment due to the city's pride and opposition to Israel. Teaching Points The Consequences of PrideTyre's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. God's Sovereignty in Judgment The prophecy demonstrates God's control over nations and history. He uses even pagan kings to fulfill His purposes. The Certainty of God's Word The fulfillment of Ezekiel's prophecy against Tyre assures us of the reliability and truth of God's Word. The Importance of Repentance Tyre's fate underscores the need for repentance and turning to God to avoid judgment. Trust in God's Justice Believers can trust that God will bring justice in His timing, even when it seems delayed. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Ezekiel 26:10?2. How does Ezekiel 26:10 illustrate God's judgment against Tyre's pride and arrogance? 3. What can we learn about God's sovereignty from Ezekiel 26:10? 4. How does Ezekiel 26:10 connect with other biblical prophecies of judgment? 5. How should Ezekiel 26:10 influence our understanding of God's justice today? 6. What personal actions can we take to avoid pride, as warned in Ezekiel 26:10? 7. How does Ezekiel 26:10 align with historical accounts of Tyre's destruction? 8. What archaeological evidence supports the prophecy in Ezekiel 26:10? 9. Why did God choose to destroy Tyre as described in Ezekiel 26:10? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 26? (10) Shall enter into thy gates.--The whole description of this verse again implies that Nebuchadnezzar had contrived some way by which his armies, with horsemen and chariots, could march into the city, and the prophet gives a glowing poetic description of the effect of their entrance.Ezekiel 26:10 unfolds like a slow-motion replay of divine judgment: first the blinding dust of countless horses, then breached gates that nullify civic pride, and finally trembling walls that broadcast inevitable ruin. Each stage reinforces the same lesson found throughout Scripture—nations that exalt themselves against the Lord will fall, yet every detail of their fall remains under His sovereign control (Proverbs 21:30-31). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew His multitudeמִשִּׁפְעַ֥ת (miš·šip̄·‘aṯ) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8229: Abundance, quantity of horses סוּסָ֖יו (sū·sāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5483: A swallow, swift (type of bird) will cover you יְכַסֵּ֣ךְ (yə·ḵas·sêḵ) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person feminine singular Strong's 3680: To plump, fill up hollows, to cover in their dust. אֲבָקָ֑ם (’ă·ḇā·qām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 80: Light particles When he enters בְּבֹאוֹ֙ (bə·ḇō·’ōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go your gates בִּשְׁעָרַ֔יִךְ (biš·‘ā·ra·yiḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate as an army entering כִּמְבוֹאֵ֖י (kim·ḇō·w·’ê) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3996: An entrance, sunset, the west, towards a breached מְבֻקָּעָֽה׃ (mə·ḇuq·qā·‘āh) Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 1234: To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open city, עִ֥יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement your walls חֽוֹמוֹתַ֔יִךְ (ḥō·w·mō·w·ṯa·yiḵ) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person feminine singular Strong's 2346: A wall of protection will shake תִּרְעַ֙שְׁנָה֙ (tir·‘aš·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 7493: To undulate, through fear, to spring from the noise מִקּוֹל֩ (miq·qō·wl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of cavalry, פָּרַ֨שׁ (pā·raš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6571: A steed, a driver, cavalry wagons, וְגַלְגַּ֜ל (wə·ḡal·gal) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1534: A wheel, a whirlwind, dust and chariots. וָרֶ֗כֶב (wā·re·ḵeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7393: A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone Additonal Resources Ezekiel 26:10 Blue Letter BibleEzekiel 26:10 Bible Gateway Ezekiel 26:10 Bible.com Ezekiel 26:10 NIV |
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