Zechariah 9:3
And Tyre built herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
2and also Hamath, which borders on it, Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
Cross References
Joshua 19:29and the border turned to Ramah, and to the fortified city of Tyre, and the border turned to Hosah. And the goings out of it were at the sea by the region of Achzib,
1 Kings 10:27And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars he made to be as the sycamore trees that are in the lowland, for abundance.
Job 22:24Then thou shall lay up gold as dust, and [the gold of] Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
Isaiah 23:8Who has purposed this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose merchants are rulers, whose traders are the honored of the earth?
Ezekiel 27:33When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou filled many peoples. Thou enriched the kings of the earth with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.
Ezekiel 28:4By thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou have gotten thee riches, and have gotten gold and silver into thy treasures.
Matthew Henry on Zechariah 9:2-9
Prophecy against Syria; Prophecy against the Enemies of Israel; Judgments and Mercies. ( b. c. 510.) 1 The burden of the word of the Lord in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the Lord . 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. 4 Behold, the Lord will cast her… Read the whole commentary →