Zechariah 9:2
Moreover also, Hamath, adjoineth thereto, Tyre and Zidon,—because very wise;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 17:9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there,—Lo! I have commanded, there, a widow woman, to sustain thee.
2 Kings 25:21and the king of Babylon smote them and slew them in Riblah, in the land of Hamath,—and thus Judah disappeared from off their own soil.
Jeremiah 49:23Of Damascus. Turned pale have Hamath and Arpad, For, a calamitous report, have they heard—they tremble,—In the sea, is anxiety, it cannot, rest.
Ezekiel 27:1And the word of Yahweh came unto me, saying:
Ezekiel 28:2Son of man Say to the Prince of Tyre. Thus, saith My Lord. Yahweh— Because lofty, is thy heart and thou hast said A GOD, am I, In the seat of God, have I taken my seat In the heart of the seas; Whereas thou art a man, and not a GOD, But hast set thy heart as the heart of God:
Ezekiel 28:21Son of man, Set thy face towards Zidon,— And prophesy over it;
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 →