King James Version
Ezekiel 26:6 in the King James Version says “And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD.” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 26 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD.”
Ezekiel 26:6 · KJV
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.
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.
And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
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.
He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee. cast: or, pour out the engine of shot
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And her daughters”
H1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“by the sword”
H2719drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
“and they shall know”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“that I am the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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