Zechariah 9:6

And mamzer shall dwell in Ashdod, 1 and I will cut off the ga'on (pride) of the Pelishtim (Philistines). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

In Context

5Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; 1 Azah (Gaza) also shall see it, 1 and tremble greatly, 1 and Ekron; for her hope shall be put to shame; 1 and Melech shall perish out of Azah (Gaza), 1 and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. 1

7And I will take away his dahm out of his mouth, 1 and his abominations from between his teeth; 1 but he will also remain to Eloheinu, 1 and he shall be as a tribe prince in Yehudah, 1 and Ekron like the Yevusi (Jebusite). 1

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 6:2An ish to whom HaElohim hath given osher (riches), nekhasim (possessions), and kavod (honor), so that he wanteth nothing for his nefesh of all that he desireth, yet HaElohim giveth him not shlitah (empowerment) to have enjoyment thereof, but an ish nochri (stranger) hath the enjoyment thereof; this is hevel, and it is a grievous ill.

Isaiah 23:9Hashem Tzva'os hath devised it, 1 to demean the ga'on (pride) of every beauty, 1 and to humble all the nikhbadei Eretz. 1

Zephaniah 2:10This shall they have in return for their ga'on (pride), 1 because they have reproached and magnified themselves 1 against the Am Hashem Tzva'os. 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 →

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