Christian Standard Bible
Zechariah 9:2
2and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.
Zechariah 9:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
- New International Version (NIV)and on Hamath too, which borders on it, and on Tyre and Sidon, though they are very skillful.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and on Hamath also, which borders on it, Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Also against Hamath, which borders on it, And against Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
Context of Zechariah 9:2
1A pronouncement: The word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach, and Damascus is its resting place — for the eyes of humanity and all the tribes of Israel are on the Lord — and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd. 3Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust and gold like the dirt of the streets. 4Listen! The Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea; she herself will be consumed by fire.
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וְגַם־חֲמָ֖ת תִּגְבָּל־בָּ֑הּ צֹ֣ר וְצִיד֔וֹן כִּ֥י חָֽכְמָ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Zechariah 9:2
- Numbers 13:21So they went up and scouted out the land from the Wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob near the entrance to Hamath.
- 2 Kings 23:33Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at Riblah in the land of Hamath to keep him from reigning in Jerusalem, and he imposed on the land a fine of seventy-five hundred pounds of silver and seventy-five pounds of gold.
- 2 Kings 25:21The king of Babylon put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah went into exile from its land.
- Jeremiah 49:23About Damascus: Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report and are agitated, like the anxious sea that cannot be calmed.
- Amos 6:14But look, I am raising up a nation against you, house of Israel — this is the declaration of the Lord, the God of Armies — and they will oppress you from the entrance of Hamath to the Brook of the Arabah.
- Isaiah 23:1A pronouncement concerning Tyre: Wail, ships of Tarshish, for your haven has been destroyed. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
- Ezekiel 26:1In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
- Joel 3:4And also: Tyre, Sidon, and all the territories of Philistia — what are you to me? Are you paying me back or trying to get even with me? I will quickly bring retribution on your heads.
- Amos 1:9The Lord says: I will not relent from punishing Tyre for three crimes, even four, because they handed over a whole community of exiles to Edom and broke a treaty of brotherhood.
- 1 Kings 17:9“Get up, go to Zarephath that belongs to Sidon and stay there. Look, I have commanded a woman who is a widow to provide for you there.”
- Ezekiel 28:21“Son of man, face Sidon and prophesy against it.
- Obadiah 1:20The exiles of the Israelites who are in Halah and who are among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath as well as the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev.
- Ezekiel 28:3Yes, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you!
Commentaries on Zechariah 9:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2And Hamath also shall border thereby - Hamath on the river Orontes; and Tyre and Sidon, notwithstanding their political wisdom, address, and cunning, shall have a part in the punishment. These prophecies are more suitable to the days of Jeremiah than to those of Zechariah; for there is no evidence - although Alexander did take Damascus, but without bloodshed - that it was destroyed from the times of Zechariah to the advent of our Lord. And as Tyre and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And Hamath also shall border thereby - oNear to it in place and character, it shall share its subdual. After the betrayal of Damascus, Parmenio was set over all Syria. “The Syrians, not as yet tamed by the losses of war, despised the new empire, but, swiftly subdued, they did obediently what they were commanded.” And Zidon - Zidon, although probably older than Tyre, is here spoken of parenthetically, as subordinate. Perhaps, owing to its situation, it was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Hamath was a fortress city on a southern trade route from Asia Minor. It marked the northern boundary of Israel (see Numbers 13:21; Joshua 13:5). The twin port cities of Tyre and Sidon were independent Phoenician kingdoms on the Mediterranean coast north of Israel (modern-day Lebanon). They often appear together in biblical texts (for example, Ezra 3:7; Joel 3:4; Luke 10:13–14). These cities were famous for their maritime trade wealth. However, Old…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Hamath--a Syrian kingdom with a capital of the same name, north of Damascus. shall border thereby--shall be joined to Damascus in treatment, as it is in position; shall share in the burden of wrath of which Damascus is the resting-place. Maurer understands "which"; "Hamath, which borders on Damascus, also shall be the resting-place of Jehovah's wrath" (the latter words being supplied from Zec 9:1). Riblah, the scene of the Jews' sufferings from their…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Zechariah 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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