but I will send a fire on the wall of Tyre, and it will devour its palaces.”
Parallel translations
- KJV But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.
- BSB So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.”
- NKJV But I will send a fire upon the wall of Tyre, Which shall devour its palaces.”
- NASB “So I will send fire on the wall of Tyre, And it will consume her citadels.”
- NLT So I will send down fire on the walls of Tyre, and all its fortresses will be destroyed.”
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Cross-references · 4
- Zech 9:4Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will strike her power in the sea; and she will be devoured with fire.
- Amos 1:7but I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, and it will devour its palaces.
- Amos 1:4but I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, and it will devour the palaces of Ben Hadad.
- Ezek 26:12They shall make a plunder of your riches, and make a prey of your merchandise; and they shall break down your walls, and destroy your pleasant houses; and they shall lay your stones and your timber and your dust in the middle of the waters.
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