Zechariah 9:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Zechariah 9:3

Israel Defended Against Enemies

1 The¹ burden of the word of the Lord
Against the land of Hadrach,
And ^aDamascus its resting place
(For ^bthe eyes of men
And all the tribes of Israel
Are on the Lord);

2 Also against ^aHamath, which borders on it,
And against ^bTyre and ^cSidon, though they are very ^dwise.

3 For Tyre built herself a tower,
Heaped up silver like the dust,
And gold like the mire of the streets.

4 Behold, ^athe Lord will cast her out;
He will destroy ^bher power in the sea,
And she will be devoured by fire.

5 Ashkelon shall see it and fear;
Gaza also shall be very sorrowful;
And ^aEkron, for He dried up her expectation.
The king shall perish from Gaza,
And Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

6 “A¹ mixed race shall settle ^ain Ashdod,
And I will cut off the pride of the ^bPhilistines.

7 I will take away the blood from his mouth,
And the abominations from between his teeth.
But he who remains, even he shall be for our God,
And shall be like a leader in Judah,
And Ekron like a Jebusite.

8 ^aI will camp around My house
Because of the army,
Because of him who passes by and him who returns.
No more shall an oppressor pass through them,
For now I have seen with My eyes.

The Coming King

9 “Rejoice ^agreatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, ^byour King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey.

10 I ^awill cut off the chariot from Ephraim
And the horse from Jerusalem;
The ^bbattle bow shall be cut off.
He shall speak peace to the nations;
His dominion shall be ^c‘from sea to sea,
And from the River to the ends of the earth.’

Verse Comparison: Zechariah 9:3

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American Standard Version
And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

Amplified® Bible
And Tyre has built herself a stronghold [on an island a half mile from the shore, which seems impregnable], and heaped up silver like dust and fine gold like the mire of the streets.

Contemporary English Version
Tyre has built a fortress and piled up silver and gold, as though they were dust or mud from the streets.

Darby English Version
And Tyre hath built herself a stronghold, and hath heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

Good News Bible
Tyre has built fortifications for herself and has piled up so much silver and gold that it is as common as dirt!

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

New American Standard Bible
For Tyre built herself a fortress And piled up silver like dust, And gold like the mire of the streets.

New International Version
Tyre has built herself a stronghold;
she has heaped up silver like dust,
and gold like the dirt of the streets.

New King James Version
For Tyre built herself a tower,
Heaped up silver like the dust,
And gold like the mire of the streets.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For Tyre built herself a fortress And piled up silver like dust, And gold like the mire of the streets.

Revised Standard Version
Tyre has built herself a rampart, and heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.

Young's Literal Translation
And Tyre doth build a bulwark to herself, And doth heap silver as dust, And gold as mire of out-places.

New English Translation
Tyre built herself a fortification and piled up silver like dust and gold like the mud of the streets!

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