Zechariah 9:2

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

1The burden of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach, with Damascus as its resting place (for the eyes of men, especially of all the tribes of Israel, are toward the Lord), And Hamath also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise. 3For Tyre built herself a fortress And piled up silver like dust, And gold like the mire of the streets. 4Behold, the Lord will dispossess her And cast her wealth into the sea; And she will be consumed with fire.

Zechariah 9:2 word by word

וְגַם־חֲמָ֖ת תִּגְבָּל־בָּ֑הּ צֹ֣ר וְצִיד֔וֹן כִּ֥י חָֽכְמָ֖ה מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

• Hamathחֲמָתchămâth · HamathH2574
• alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• which bordersגָּבַלgâbal · to borderH1379
• Tyreצֹרtsôr tsôr · TyreH6865
• Sidonצִידוֹןtsîydôn tsîydôn · SidonH6721
• thoughכִּיkîy · forH3588
• veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• wiseחָכַםchâkam · be wiseH2449

Cross-references for Zechariah 9:2

• Numbers 13:21So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness of Zin as far as Rehob, at Lebo-hamath.
• 2 Kings 23:33Pharaoh Neco imprisoned him at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a fine of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
• 2 Kings 25:21Then the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was led away into exile from its land.
• Jeremiah 49:23Concerning Damascus. “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, For they have heard bad news; They are disheartened. There is anxiety by the sea, It cannot be calmed.
• Amos 6:14“For behold, I am going to raise up a nation against you, O house of Israel,” declares the Lord God of hosts, “And they will afflict you from the entrance of Hamath To the brook of the Arabah.”
• Isaiah 23:1The oracle concerning Tyre. Wail, O ships of Tarshish, For Tyre is destroyed, without house or harbor; It is reported to them from the land of Cyprus.
• Ezekiel 26:1Now in the eleventh year, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me saying,
• Joel 3:4Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre, Sidon and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering Me a recompense? But if you do recompense Me, swiftly and speedily I will return your recompense on your head.
• Amos 1:9Thus says the Lord, “For three transgressions of Tyre and for four I will not revoke its punishment, Because they delivered up an entire population to Edom And did not remember the covenant of brotherhood.
• 1 Kings 17:9“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there; behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”
• Ezekiel 28:21“Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, prophesy against her
• Obadiah 1:20And the exiles of this host of the sons of Israel, Who are among the Canaanites as far as Zarephath, And the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad Will possess the cities of the Negev.
• Ezekiel 28:3Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; There is no secret that is a match for 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