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Zechariah 9:4

Judgment

2 And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.

3 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

5 Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

6 And a bastard shall dwell in 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

    Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee.

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  • Amos 1:10

    But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.

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  • Ezekiel 26:17

    And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and say to thee, How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it!

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  • Ezekiel 28:2

    Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:

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  • Ezekiel 27:26–36

    Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.

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  • Ezekiel 26:3–5

    Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up.

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  • Ezekiel 28:8

    They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.

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  • Proverbs 10:2

    Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

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