Zechariah 9:2
This declaration also concerns Hamath, which borders on Damascus, and it concerns 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“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there. Look, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
2 Kings 25:21The king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. In this way, Judah went out of its land into exile.
Jeremiah 49:23About Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad will be ashamed, for they have heard news of disaster. 1 They melt away! They become as troubled as the sea, which cannot stay calm. 1
Ezekiel 27:1Again the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Ezekiel 28:2“Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: Your heart is arrogant! You have said, “I am a god! I will sit in the seat of the gods in the heart of the seas!” Even though you are a man and not a god, you make your heart like the heart of a god;
Ezekiel 28:21“Son of man, set your face against 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 →