⁷ For this is what the Lord God says: “See, I am about to bring King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, king of kings,^(A) against Tyre from the north with horses, chariots, cavalry, and a vast company of troops. ⁸ He will slaughter your villages on the mainland with the sword. He will set up siege works against you,^(B) and will build a ramp^[a] and raise a wall of shields against you. ⁹ He will direct the blows of his battering rams against your walls and tear down your towers with his iron tools.