Verse 18
Ezekiel 29:18
Free Bible Version
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“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made his army work really hard in the siege against Tyre. The soldiers had their hair worn off their heads, and their shoulders rubbed raw. However, he and his army didn't gain any benefit from Tyre for all the work they did in attacking it.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בֶּן אָדָ֗ם נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ בָּ֠בֶל הֶעֱבִ֨יד אֶת חֵיל֜/וֹ עֲבֹדָ֤ה גְדֹלָה֙ אֶל צֹ֔ר כָּל רֹ֣אשׁ מֻקְרָ֔ח וְ/כָל כָּתֵ֖ף מְרוּטָ֑ה וְ֠/שָׂכָר לֹא הָ֨יָה ל֤/וֹ וּ/לְ/חֵיל/וֹ֙ מִ/צֹּ֔ר עַל הָ/עֲבֹדָ֖ה אֲשֶׁר עָבַ֥ד עָלֶֽי/הָ
English Translation
Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has subjected his army to great labor at Tyre; all of its heads are made bald and all its shoulders are worn bare, and there was no reward for him and for his army from Tyre for the labor that they performed against it.
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