Ezekiel 26:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ezekiel 26:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ezekiel 26:8 is a verse from the book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount against..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ezekiel 26:8 — KJV
“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”
— Ezekiel 26:8 (KJV)
Ezekiel 26:8 in Context — About the Book of Ezekiel
Ezekiel saw heaven opened from a refugee camp in Babylon — wheels of fire, a valley of dry bones rattling to life, and a river flowing from God's temple that heals everything it touches. His message: God's glory departs from sin but returns with resurrection power and a brand-new heart.
Cross-References for Ezekiel 26:8
“For thus hath the LORD of hosts said, Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against Jerusalem: this is the city to be visited; she is wholly oppression in the midst of her. cast...: or, pour out the engine of shot”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 26:8: against, cast, mount
“If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. go about...: or, make merchandise against a land, and men acknowledge it not”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 26:8: sword, field, make
“Behold the mounts, they are come unto the city to take it; and the city is given into the hand of the Chaldeans, that fight against it, because of the sword, and of the famine, and of the pestilence: and what thou hast spoken is come to pass; and, behold, thou seest it. mounts: or, engines of shot”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 26:8: sword, against, mount
“At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering rams against the gates, to cast a mount, and to build a fort. captains: or, battering rams: Heb. rams”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 26:8: fort, against, cast
“And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains, Go in, and slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and the captains cast them out, and went to the city of the house of Baal. the edge: Heb. the mouth”
Shares key themes with Ezekiel 26:8: slay, sword, fort
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