Zechariah 9:4 BSB — MannaFest

Zechariah 9:4

Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.

BSB

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ASV

Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

KJV

Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

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Commentary

5 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Behold, the Lord will cast her out,.... Or "inherit her" (f), or "them", as the Septuagint render the words; when, being converted, she would become the Lord's inheritance and possession, and her riches should be devoted to his service: and he will smite her power in the sea; for Tyre was situated in the sea, at the entry of it, and was strong in it, Eze 26:

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Zechariah (420)

(Vers. 2 seqq.) Emath quoque in terminis ejus, et Tyrus et Sidon: assumpserunt quippe sibi sapientiam valde. Et aedificavit Tyrus munitionem suam, et coacervavit argentum quasi humum, et aurum ut lutum platearum. Ecce Dominus possidebit eam, et percutiet in mari fortitudinem ejus, et haec igne devorabitur. LXX: Emath in finibus ejus Tyrus et Sidon: quoniam sapientes fuerunt nimis, et aedificavit Tyrus munitionem suam, et congregavit argentum ut humum, et aurum ut lutum viarum. Therefore the Lord will possess it, and strike its strength in the sea, and it will be consumed by fire.

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Tyrus flourishing, thinking herself very safe, and ready to set God's judgments, not only at a distance, but at defiance: for, (1.) She is very wise. It is spoken ironically; she thinks herself very wise, and able to outwit even the wisdom of God. It is granted that her king is a great politician, and that her statesmen are so, Ezek. xxviii.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Tyrus, being seated in the midst of the water, was, one would have thought, in danger of being some time or other overflowed or washed away by that; yet God chooses to destroy it by the contrary element. Sometimes he brings ruin upon his enemies by those means which they least suspect.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Will smite her power in the sea - See Eze 26:17. Though Alexander did take Tyre, Sidon, Gaza, etc.; yet it seems that the prediction relative to their destruction was fulfilled by Nebuchadnezzar. See Amo 1:6-8; Zep 2:4, Zep 2:7.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הִנֵּ֤ה	hi.Neh	there!	H2009 →
אֲדֹנָי֙	'a.do.Nai	[the] Lord	H136 →
יֽוֹרִשֶׁ֔נָּה	yo.ri.She.nah	he will dispossess it	H3423 →
וְהִכָּ֥ה	ve.hi.Kah	and he will strike	H5221 →
בַיָּ֖ם	vai.Yam	in the sea	H3220 →
חֵילָ֑הּ	chei.Lah	wealth its	H2428 →
וְהִ֖יא	ve.Hi'	and it	H1931 →
בָּאֵ֥שׁ	ba.'Esh	by <the> fire	H784 →
תֵּאָכֵֽל׃	te.'a.Khel	it will be consumed	H398 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 11:4
Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
leads to
- Proverbs 10:2
  Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
- Zephaniah 1:18
  Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He…
- Genesis 7:1
  Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
- Ezekiel 7:19
  They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will seem unclean. Their silver and gold cannot save them in the day of the wrath of the LORD. They cannot satisfy their…
- 1 Timothy 4:8
  For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
Through
Ezekiel 28:18
By the multitude of your iniquities and the dishonesty of your trading you have profaned your sanctuaries. So I made fire come from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes…
leads to
- Malachi 4:3
  Then you will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day I am preparing,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Revelation 18:8
  Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”
Through
Ezekiel 26:17
Then they will lament for you, saying, “How you have perished, O city of renown inhabited by seafaring men—she who was powerful on the sea, along with her people, who imposed terror on all…
leads to
- Isaiah 14:12
  How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Zechariah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Zechariah