Zechariah 9:3
And Tzor did build herself a matzor (stronghold), 1 and heaped up kesef like the dust, 1 and fine gold like the mire of the streets. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2And Chamat at its border; 1 Tzor and Tzidon, though it be very wise. 1
Cross References
Joshua 19:29And then the boundary turneth to Ramah, and to the fortress-city of Tzor; and the boundary turneth to Chosah; and the end thereof is at the Yam + 19:29 Mediterranean in the region of Akhziv;
1 Kings 10:27And HaMelech made kesef to be in Yerushalayim like avanim (rocks), and cedars made he to be like sycamores in the Shefelah, for abundance.
Job 22:24Then shalt thou lay up gold as aphar, 1 and that of Ophir as the tzur of the brooks. 1
Isaiah 23:8Who hath devised this against Tzor, the crowning city, 1 whose sokharim (merchants) are sarim (princes), 1 whose traders are the nikhbadei Eretz (honored of the Earth). 1
Ezekiel 27:33When thy wares went forth by sea, 1 thou filledst many people; 1 thou didst enrich the melachim of ha'aretz 1 with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise. 1
Ezekiel 28:4With thy chochmah and with thine tevunah (understanding) 1 thou hast gotten thee riches, 1 and hast gotten zahav and kesef into thy otzarot; 1
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 →