Ezekiel 26:6

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“and the villages on her mainland will be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”

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BSBPD

“and the villages on her mainland will be slain by the sword. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the Lord.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And her daughters that are in the field shall be slain with the sword: and they shall know that I am Jehovah.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And her daughters who <FI>are<Fi> in the field, by sword they are slain, And they have known that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 26:6 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Jeremiah 49:2Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD.
  2. Ezekiel 16:46Your older sister was Samaria, who lived with her daughters to your north; and your younger sister was Sodom, who lived with her daughters to your south.
  3. Ezekiel 16:48As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, your sister Sodom and her daughters never did as you and your daughters have done.
  4. Ezekiel 25:5I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels, and Ammon a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
  5. Ezekiel 25:7therefore I will indeed stretch out My hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the LORD.’
  6. Ezekiel 25:11So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’
  7. Ezekiel 25:14I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’
  8. Ezekiel 25:17I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”
  9. Ezekiel 26:8He will slaughter the villages of your mainland with the sword; he will set up siege works against you, build a ramp to your walls, and raise his shields against you.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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