King James Version
Ezekiel 26:13 in the King James Version says “And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.”
Ezekiel 26:13 · KJV
With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.
And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls, and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water. thy pleasant: Heb. houses of thy desire
And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.
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.
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?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to cease”
H7673to repose, i.e., desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“shall be no more heard”
H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
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