Ezequiel 26:9

9 Y pondrá contra ella arietes, contra tus muros, y tus torres destruirá con sus martillos.

Ezequiel 26:9 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 26:9

And he shall set engines of war against thy walls
Which some Jewish writers understand of crossbows, out of which stones or arrows were cast; but rather, according to Kimchi and Jarchi, they were warlike machines, invented to throw large stones against the walls of a place, to beat them down. Some think they were the same with the battering rams, used in sieges for the demolishing of walls; which was a late invention of those times, Ezekiel being the first writer, it is said, that makes mention of them: and with his axes he shall break down thy towers;
the word here used signifies anything made of iron, as swords, spears, hammers, and axes; the latter, being more proper to demolish towers, is here pitched on by our translators. The Targum renders it, "with stones of iron"; that is, with iron balls cast out of their engines.

Ezequiel 26:9 In-Context

7 Porque así dijo el Señor DIOS: He aquí que del aquilón traigo yo contra Tiro a Nabucodonosor, rey de Babilonia, rey de reyes, con caballos, y carros, y caballeros, y compañías, y mucho pueblo.

8 A tus hijas que están en el campo matará a cuchillo; y pondrá contra ti ingenios, y fundará contra ti baluarte, y afirmará contra ti escudo.

9 Y pondrá contra ella arietes, contra tus muros, y tus torres destruirá con sus martillos.

10 Con la multitud de sus caballos te cubrirá el polvo de ellos; con el estruendo de los caballeros, y de las ruedas, y de los carros, temblarán tus muros, cuando entrare por tus puertas como por portillos de ciudad destruida.

11 Con los cascos de sus caballos hollará todas tus plazas; a tu pueblo matará a cuchillo, y las estatuas de tu fortaleza caerán a tierra.