Zechariah 9:2
and Hamath too since it is close by. Also Tyre and Sidon for they are very wise.
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In The King James Version
And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 17:9“Leave here and go to Zarephath near Sidon and stay there. I have given instructions to a widow there to provide you with food.”
2 Kings 25:21The king of Babylon had them executed at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So the people of Judah had to leave their land.
Jeremiah 49:23A prophecy about Damascus: The towns of Hamath and Arpad are disturbed, because they've received bad news. They are fearful, restless like the sea. Nothing can calm their worries.
Ezekiel 27:1A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre this is what the Lord God says: You're so proud of yourself, saying, ‘I'm a god! I sit on my throne like a god in the middle of the sea.’ But you're only a man. You're not a god, even though you think you are one.
Ezekiel 28:21“Son of man, face towards Sidon and prophesy against her.
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 →