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Zechariah 9:2

HamathSidonTyre
Judgment

1 This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place— for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD —

and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.

3 Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.

4 Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.
KJV
And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
WEB
and Hamath, also, which borders on it, Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
ASV
and Hamath, also, which bordereth thereon; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
DARBY
and also [on] Hamath [which] bordereth thereon; on Tyre and Zidon, though she be very wise.
BLB
and Hamath [that] borders on her, and Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
ÅB
likeså i Hamat, som grenser til det, også i Tyrus og Sidon, fordi de der er så kloke.
OTB
Og også Hamat, som grenser til det;
Tyrus og Sidon, fordi de er meget vise.
B1930
likeså i Hamat, som grenser til det, også i Tyrus og Sidon, fordi de der er så kloke.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 28:12

    “Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

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  • Jeremiah 49:23

    Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.

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  • Ezekiel 28:2–5

    “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.

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  • Numbers 13:21

    So they went up and spied out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, toward Lebo-hamath.

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  • Isaiah 23:1–18

    This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.

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  • Obadiah 1:20

    And the exiles of this host of the Israelites will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev.

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  • Amos 1:9–10

    This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.

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  • 2 Kings 25:21

    There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.

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