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Zechariah 9:4

Judgment

2 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.

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

5 Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.

6 A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

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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
Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.
KJV
Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.
WEB
Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will strike her power in the sea; and she will be devoured with fire.
ASV
Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.
DARBY
Behold, the Lord will take possession of her, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.
BLB
Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by the fire!
ÅB
Se, Herren skal la fremmede få det til eie og styrte dets murer i havet, og selv skal det fortæres av ild.
OTB
Se, Herren vil frata henne eiendeler
Og kaste hennes rikdom i havet;
Og hun vil bli fortært av ild.
B1930
Se, Herren skal la fremmede få det til eie og styrte dets murer i havet, og selv skal det fortæres av ild.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 28:18

    By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the eyes of all who saw you.

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  • Amos 1:10

    So I will send fire upon the walls of Tyre to consume its citadels.”

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  • Ezekiel 26:17

    Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men— she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all peoples!

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  • Ezekiel 28:2

    “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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  • Ezekiel 27:26–36

    Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea.

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  • Ezekiel 26:3–5

    therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, O Tyre, I am against you, and I will raise up many nations against you, as the sea brings up its waves.

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  • Ezekiel 28:8

    They will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.

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  • Proverbs 10:2

    Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.

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