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Zechariah 9:4-6
Amplified Bible
Zechariah 9:4-6
Amplified Bible
4
Behold, the Lord will [a]dispossess her
And throw her wealth into the sea;
And Tyre will be devoured by fire.
5
[b]Ashkelon will see it and fear;
Gaza will writhe in pain,
And Ekron, for her hope and expectation, has been ruined.
The king will perish from Gaza,
And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
6
And a mongrel race will live in Ashdod,
And I will put an end to the pride and arrogance of the Philistines.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:4 In 332 b.c. after a siege lasting seven months, Tyre was conquered by Alexander the Great. At that time Tyre consisted of two urban sites, one on the mainland and the other on the island a half mile from the shore. In order to conquer Tyre Alexander built a causeway from the mainland to the island. History records that he killed everyone except those who fled to the temples, then he ordered the houses to be set afire. The modern city of Sur, Lebanon, is near the site of ancient Tyre.
- Zechariah 9:5 Ashkelon, one of the five major Philistine cities (Josh 13:3) was the birthplace of Herod the Great, and the home of his sister, Salome. Gath and Ashdod are the major Philistine cities not named in this verse. Zechariah’s prophecy about Ashkelon’s total destruction was fulfilled during the time of the Crusades, (about a.d. 1260-1270), when Sultan Baibars, who was fighting against the Crusaders, reduced the site of ancient Ashkelon to ruins and filled the harbor with stones.
Zechariah 9:4-6
New International Version
Zechariah 9:4-6
New International Version
4 But the Lord will take away her possessions
and destroy(A) her power on the sea,
and she will be consumed by fire.(B)
5 Ashkelon(C) will see it and fear;
Gaza will writhe in agony,
and Ekron too, for her hope will wither.
Gaza will lose her king
and Ashkelon will be deserted.
6 A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod,
and I will put an end(D) to the pride of the Philistines.
Zechariah 9:4-6
English Standard Version
Zechariah 9:4-6
English Standard Version
4 But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions
and strike down (A)her power on the sea,
and (B)she shall be devoured by fire.
5 (C)Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid;
Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish;
Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded.
The king shall perish from Gaza;
Ashkelon shall be uninhabited;
6 (D)a mixed people[a] shall dwell in Ashdod,
and I will cut off the pride of Philistia.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:6 Or a foreign people; Hebrew a bastard
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