Zechariah 9:3
And Tyre builds a bulwark for herself, || And heaps silver as dust, || And gold as mire of out-places.
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In Context
2And also Hamath borders thereon, || Tyre and Sidon, for—very wise!
Cross References
Joshua 19:29and the border has turned back to Ramah, and to the fortified city Tyre; and the border has turned back to Hosah, and its outgoings are at the sea, from the coast to Achzib,
1 Kings 10:27And the king makes the silver in Jerusalem as stones, and he has made the cedars as the sycamores that [are] in the low country, for abundance.
Job 22:24So as to set a defense on the dust, || And a covering on a rock of the valleys.
Isaiah 23:8Who has counseled this against Tyre, || The crowning one, whose traders [are] princes, || Her merchants—the honored of earth?
Ezekiel 27:33With the outgoing of your wares from the seas, || You have filled many peoples, || With the abundance of your riches, and your merchandise, || You have enriched [the] kings of earth.
Ezekiel 28:4By your wisdom and by your understanding || You have made wealth for yourself, || And make gold and silver in your treasuries.
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 →