New International Version I will bring you to a horrible end and you will be no more. You will be sought, but you will never again be found, declares the Sovereign LORD.” New Living Translation I will bring you to a terrible end, and you will exist no more. You will be looked for, but you will never again be found. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!” English Standard Version I will bring you to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more. Though you be sought for, you will never be found again, declares the Lord GOD.” Berean Standard Bible I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.” Berean Literal Bible I will make you a terror, and you will be no more; and you will be sought, and you will not be found anymore forever,’ a declaration of the Lord YHWH.” King James Bible I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD. New King James Version I will make you a terror, and you shall be no more; though you are sought for, you will never be found again,’ says the Lord GOD.” New American Standard Bible I will cause you sudden terrors and you will no longer exist; though you will be sought, you will never be found again,” declares the Lord GOD. NASB 1995 “I will bring terrors on you and you will be no more; though you will be sought, you will never be found again,” declares the Lord GOD. NASB 1977 “I shall bring terrors on you, and you will be no more; though you will be sought, you will never be found again,” declares the Lord GOD. Legacy Standard Bible I will bring terrors on you, and you will be no more; though you will be sought, you will never be found again,” declares Lord Yahweh. Amplified Bible I will bring terrors on you and you will be no more. Though you will be sought, yet you will never be found again,” says the Lord GOD. Berean Annotated Bible I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found, declares the Lord GOD {Adonai YHWH}. Christian Standard Bible I will make you an object of horror, and you will no longer exist. You will be sought but will never be found again.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. Holman Christian Standard Bible I will make you an object of horror, and you will no longer exist. You will be sought but will never be found again.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD. American Standard Version I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt no more have any being; though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord Jehovah. Contemporary English Version You will die a horrible death! People will come looking for your city, but it will never be found. I, the LORD, have spoken. English Revised Version I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD. GOD'S WORD® Translation I will turn you into a terror, and you will no longer exist. People will look for you, but they will never see you again," declares the Almighty LORD. Good News Translation I will make you a terrifying example, and that will be the end of you. People may look for you, but you will never be found." The Sovereign LORD has spoken. International Standard Version I'm going to send terrifying calamity in your direction, and you won't exist any longer. You might be sought after, but you'll never be found again,' declares the Lord GOD." NET Bible I will bring terrors on you, and you will be no more! Though you are sought after, you will never be found again, declares the sovereign LORD." New Heart English Bible I will make you a terror, and you shall no more have any being; though you are sought for, yet you will never be found again,' says the Lord GOD." Webster's Bible Translation I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more: though thou shalt be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleI will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.” World English Bible I will make you a terror, and you will no more have any being. Though you are sought for, yet you will never be found again,’ says the Lord Yahweh.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI make you a terror, and you are not, "" And you are sought, and are not found anymore—for all time,” "" A declaration of Lord YHWH! Berean Literal Bible I will make you a terror, and you will be no more; and you will be sought, and you will not be found anymore forever,’ a declaration of the Lord YHWH.” Young's Literal Translation Wastes I do make thee, and thou art not, And thou art sought, and art not found any more -- to the age, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah!' Smith's Literal Translation I will give thee for terrors, and not thee: and thou shalt be sought and shalt not be found any more forever, says the Lord Jehovah. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI will bring thee to nothing, and thou shalt not be, and if thou be sought for, thou shalt not be found any more for ever, saith the Lord God. Catholic Public Domain Version I will reduce you to nothing, and you shall not be, and if you are sought, you will no longer be found, in perpetuity, says the Lord God.” New American Bible I will make you a horror, and you shall be no more; You shall be sought for, but never found again— oracle of the Lord GOD. New Revised Standard Version I will bring you to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more; though sought for, you will never be found again, says the Lord GOD. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI will give you to destruction, you will be sought for, yet you will not be found again for ever, says the LORD God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I shall give you to destruction and you shall be sought and you shall not be found again until eternity, says THE LORD OF LORDS OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I will make thee a terror, and thou shalt be no more; though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found again, saith the Lord GOD.' Brenton Septuagint Translation I will make thee a destruction, and thou shalt be no more for ever, saith the Lord God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context A Prophecy Against Tyre…20then I will bring you down with those who descend to the Pit, to the people of antiquity. I will make you dwell in the earth below like the ancient ruins, with those who descend to the Pit, so that you will no longer be inhabited or set in splendor in the land of the living. 21I will make you an object of horror, and you will be no more. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ declares the Lord GOD.” Cross References I will make you an object of horror, Jeremiah 25:9 behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. Jeremiah 18:16 They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads. Deuteronomy 28:37 You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you. and you will be no more. Ezekiel 28:19 All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’” Psalm 37:10 Yet a little while, and the wicked will be no more; though you look for them, they will not be found. Obadiah 1:16 For as you drank on My holy mountain, so all the nations will drink continually. They will drink and gulp it down; they will be as if they had never existed. You will be sought, but will never be found,’ Psalm 37:36 yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched, he could not be found. Proverbs 1:28 Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me. Jeremiah 50:20 In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve. declares the Lord GOD.” Ezekiel 20:33 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, with a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will rule over you. Ezekiel 35:6 therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will give you over to bloodshed and it will pursue you. Since you did not hate bloodshed, it will pursue you. Ezekiel 5:11 Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you. Revelation 18:21 Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again. Isaiah 13:19-22 And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. … Jeremiah 51:64 Then you are to say, ‘In the same way Babylon will sink and never rise again, because of the disaster I will bring upon her. And her people will grow weary.’” Here end the words of Jeremiah. Revelation 18:10 In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.” Treasury of Scripture I will make you a terror, and you shall be no more: though you be sought for, yet shall you never be found again, said the Lord GOD. a terror [heb] terrors Ezekiel 26:15,16 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 27:36 The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more. Ezekiel 28:19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt thou be any more. though 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. Psalm 37:36 Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. Jeremiah 51:64 And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. Jump to Previous Affirmation Age Declares Dreadful End Fear Found Horrible Sought Sovereign Terror Terrors WastesJump to Next Affirmation Age Declares Dreadful End Fear Found Horrible Sought Sovereign Terror Terrors WastesEzekiel 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 I will make you an object of horror, Tyre’s wealth, naval strength, and fortified position had made it a leading Phoenician power. God would turn the city’s reputation from splendor and security to devastation and fear. Jer 25:9 behold, I will summon all the families of the north,… and you will be no more. Nebuchadnezzar’s long siege devastated mainland Tyre, and Alexander the Great later captured the island city after building a causeway from its ruins. Tyre’s former independence and greatness were brought to an end. Ezk 28:19 All the nations who know you are appalled over you.… You will be sought, but will never be found,’ The judgment would leave the ancient city desolate and unable to recover its former place among the nations. Its fall would be permanent in the sense intended by God’s decree. Psa 37:36 yet he passed away and was no more; though I searched,… declares the Lord GOD.” The outcome rested on the authority of the sovereign God, whose judgment against Tyre’s pride and violence would certainly stand. Ezk 20:33 As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD,… 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 wealth and trade. It was located on the Mediterranean coast and was a significant maritime power. 3. The Lord GOD The sovereign and almighty God of Israel, who declares judgment upon Tyre for its pride and opposition to His people. 4. Judgment The event of divine retribution that God pronounces upon Tyre, leading to its ultimate destruction and disappearance. 5. Babylonian Conquest The historical context in which Tyre faced destruction, initially by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, fulfilling part of Ezekiel's prophecy. Teaching Points God's Sovereignty Over NationsGod holds ultimate authority over all nations and their destinies. No power or wealth can stand against His will. The Consequences of Pride Tyre's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. Humility before God is essential for individuals and nations. The Certainty of God's Word God's declarations, as seen in Ezekiel's prophecy, are sure and will come to pass. Believers can trust in the reliability of His promises and warnings. The Importance of Repentance While Tyre faced irreversible judgment, individuals today have the opportunity to repent and turn to God, avoiding spiritual destruction. Seeking God While He May Be Found Unlike Tyre, which would be sought but never found, believers are encouraged to seek God earnestly, as He is always available to those who call upon Him. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Ezekiel 26:21?2. How does Ezekiel 26:21 illustrate God's judgment on unrepentant nations today? 3. What lessons can we learn from Tyre's fate in Ezekiel 26:21? 4. How does Ezekiel 26:21 connect with God's justice in other scriptures? 5. How can Ezekiel 26:21 inspire us to seek God's mercy and grace? 6. What actions should believers take to avoid the fate described in Ezekiel 26:21? 7. How does Ezekiel 26:21 align with historical evidence of Tyre's destruction? 8. Why did God choose to destroy Tyre according to Ezekiel 26:21? 9. Does the prophecy in Ezekiel 26:21 challenge the concept of divine justice? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 26? Verse 21. - I will make thee a terror. Ewald translates, "To sudden death will I bring thee," which corresponds with the margin of the Revised Version, I will make thee a destruction.
Ezekiel 26:21 promises that Tyre, once a glittering hub of commerce, would become a shocking ruin, erased so thoroughly that future seekers would find nothing. History confirms the literal fulfillment: Tyre’s prestige crumbled, its site scraped bare, and its legacy reduced to a cautionary tale. The verse underscores God’s authority to humble prideful powers and the absolute reliability of His word. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I will makeאֶתְּנֵ֖ךְ (’et·tə·nêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set you an object of horror, בַּלָּה֥וֹת (bal·lā·hō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1091: Terror, dreadful event, calamity, destruction and you will be no more. וְאֵינֵ֑ךְ (wə·’ê·nêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Adverb | second person feminine singular Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle You will be sought, וּֽתְבֻקְשִׁ֗י (ū·ṯə·ḇuq·šî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after but will never וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no be found, תִמָּצְאִ֥י (ṯim·mā·ṣə·’î) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present declares נְאֻ֖ם (nə·’um) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the Lord אֲדֹנָ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nāy) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 136: The Lord GOD.’” יְהֹוִֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH Additonal Resources Ezekiel 26:21 Blue Letter BibleEzekiel 26:21 Bible Gateway Ezekiel 26:21 Bible.com Ezekiel 26:21 NIV |
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