Zechariah 9:5

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.

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.

⁷ I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

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: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
ASV: Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also, and shall be sore pained; and Ekron, for her expectation shall be put to shame; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
DARBY: Ashkelon shall see [it], and fear; Gazah also, and she shall be greatly pained; Ekron also, for her expectation shall be put to shame: and the king shall perish from Gazah, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
BLB: Ashkelon will see and fear, and also Gaza will greatly writhe, and Ekron, for her expectation He has dried up. And the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited,

ÅB: Askalon ser det og frykter, og Gasa, som vrir seg i angst, likeså Ekron, fordi dets håp[^2] er blitt til skamme; Gasa skal miste sin konge, og i Askalon skal ingen bo.
OTB: Asjkalon vil se det og bli redd.
Gaza også vil vri seg i stor nød,
Også Ekron, fordi hennes håp er blitt knust.
Dessuten vil kongen omkomme fra Gaza,
Og Asjkalon vil ikke bli bebodd.
B1930: Askalon ser det og frykter, og Gasa, som vrir sig i angst, likeså Ekron, fordi dets håp er blitt til skamme; Gasa skal miste sin konge, og i Askalon skal ingen bo. / < d.e. Tyrus.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 8:26
Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”
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Revelation 18:9–17
Then the kings of the earth who committed sexual immorality and lived in luxury with her will weep and wail at the sight of the smoke rising from the fire that consumes her.
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Jeremiah 47:1
This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza.
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Zephaniah 2:4–7
For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted.
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Isaiah 14:29–31
Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg.
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Isaiah 20:5–6
Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.
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Jeremiah 47:4–7
For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
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Philippians 1:20
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
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