Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Zechariah 9:3
Verse Zechariah 9:3. And Tyrus did build herself] The rock on which Tyre was built was strongly fortified; and that she had abundance of riches has been already seen, Ezekiel 28:1, c.
Verse Zechariah 9:3. And Tyrus did build herself] The rock on which Tyre was built was strongly fortified; and that she had abundance of riches has been already seen, Ezekiel 28:1, c.
AND TYRE DID BUILD HERSELF A STRONGHOLD - She built it for herself, not for God, and trusted to it, not to God, and so its strength brought her the greater fall. The words in Hebrew express yet more....
II. THE TWO PROPHETIC BURDENS--THE GREAT PROPHECIES OF THE FUTURE I. The First Burden (9-11) CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The burden of the land of Hadrach (Zechariah 9:1) _ 2. Zion's King of Peace (Zechariah 9...
This paragraph, of which the beginning is mutilated and the text is otherwise corrupt, is written in verse, lines of three beats each, arranged in tristichs. This form of verse is unusual, the more co...
TYRUS. STRONG HOLD. Note the Figure of speech _Paronomasia_. Hebrew. _zor mazor_, which cannot be reproduced in English. AS. like....
Zechariah 9:1-8. The punishment of Israel's enemies The first section opens with a prediction (Zechariah 9:1-8), from which the title of the whole of this first group of prophecies is derived, of the...
_a strong hold_ There is a paronomasia, or play on the words -Tyre" and -stronghold," in the Hebrew. The reference is to the strongly fortified position of Tyre, which when Alexander attacked it "was...
AND TYRUS DID BUILD, &C.— It is very true, that Tyre did _build herself a strong-hold,_ for her situation was very strong in an island; and, besides the sea to defend her, she was fortified by a wall...
CHAPTER XXXVIII THE TRIUMPH OF ZION THROUGH HER MESSIAH JUDGEMENT AGAINST ISRAEL'S ENEMIES. Zechariah 9:1-8 RV. The burden of the word of Jehovah upon the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be its...
And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. AND TYRUS DID BUILD HERSELF A STRONG HOLD. The pagan historian, Diodorus Sicul...
JUDGMENTS ON THE NATIONS. THE PRINCE OF PEACE 1-8. A judgment is about to fall on Damascus, Hamath, Tyre, Sidon, and the cities of the Philistines. A remnant from Philistia will acknowledge God. God...
GOD REMEMBERS HIS PROMISES ZECHARIAH _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ CHAPTER 9 V1 What the *LORD says warns (about punishment) to the country of Hadrach. (The punishment) will start at Damascus. (This will ha...
וַ תִּ֥בֶן צֹ֛ר מָצֹ֖ור לָ֑הּ וַ תִּצְבָּר
THE CONTENTS OF "ZECHARIAH" Chapter s 9-14 FROM the number of conflicting opinions which prevail upon the subject, we have seen how impossible it is to decide upon a scheme of division for "Zechariah...
1. THE COMING OF THE GREEKS Zechariah 9:1 This passage runs exactly in the style of the early prophets. It figures the progress of war from the north of Syria southwards by the valley of the Orontes...
6. WAR UPON THE SYRIAN TYRANTS Zechariah 9:1 This is taken by some with the previous chapter, by others with the passage following. Either connection seems precarious. No conclusion as to date can be...
THE NATIONS WILL SEEK THE GOD OF ISRAEL Zechariah 8:18-23; Zechariah 9:1-8 In his final answer the prophet gives a delightful picture of the future, which was on the eve of complete realization. So e...
Here begins the second division of the prophecy in which there are two messages. The first the prophet described as "the burden of the word of the Lord upon the land of Hadrach"; it deals with the rej...
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 line gold as the mire of the streets....
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. Zechariah was plainly a contemporary of Haggai. Like him he dates his prophecies from the second imperial power of the Gentiles; but he goes a great deal far...
_For Tyrus has for herself built a fortress_. The Prophet shows by these words how very cautious or prudent the Syrians had been; for they fortified themselves by strongholds, and thought themselves t...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 7, 8, 9, AND 10. The prophecy, from chapter 7 to the end of the book, has for its special object the introduction of the Messiah in Israel, with the consequen...
AND TYRUS DID BUILD HERSELF A STRONG HOLD,.... Tyre was built upon a rock, and was a strong fortress itself, from whence it had its name; and, besides its natural defence, it had a wall one hundred an...
And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. Ver. 3. _And Tyrus did build herself a stronghold_] Thor did build herself _Mats...
_And Hamath also shall border there by_ Or, Hamath also shall be within its borders. That is, the borders of this prophecy. Hamath shall be involved in the calamities which this prophecy denounces. “I...
JUDGMENT UPON THE LAND OF HADRACH...
And Tyrus did build herself a stronghold, the city proper being on an island surrounded by a double sea-wall, which made it practically impregnable in those days, AND HEAPED UP SILVER AS THE DUST AND...
SYRIA, TYRE AND PHILISTIA TO FALL UNDER JUDGMENT (vv. 1-8) Beginning with this chapter the book of Zechariah has a distinctly different character. No dates are mentioned as in the first section of t...
1-8 Here are judgements foretold on several nations. While the Macedonians and Alexander's successors were in warfare in these countries, the Lord promised to protect his people. God's house lies in...
TYRUS; which was naturally a strong hold, situate on a great rock in the sea. DID BUILD HERSELF A STRONG HOLD; fortified herself mightily, and then thought herself impregnable. HEAPED UP SILVER; gathe...
Zechariah 9:3 Tyre H6865 built H1129 (H8799) tower H4692 up H6651 (H8799) silver H3701 dust H608
GOD DECLARES JUDGMENT ON THE SURROUNDING NATIONS AND SECURITY TO HIS PEOPLE (ZECHARIAH 9:1). The section begins by indicating that all are watching for what YHWH will do, and that those who pride them...
Zechariah 9:1. _The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach,_ Or, Syria, Zechariah 9:1. _And Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, s...
As we read these ancient prophecies, we will not only notice how exactly they have been fulfilled, but we will also try to learn the lesson that they are intended to teach us. Zechariah 9:1. The burd...
CONTENTS: Burden upon the cities surrounding Palestine. Christ presented as King-Savior in His first advent. CHARACTERS: God, Christ. CONCLUSION: Christ, Israel's King, who came as the meek and lowl...
Zechariah 9:1. _The burden of Hadrach and Damascus._ Hadrach, the old name of Hazor, the Hebrews being accustomed to adhere to primitive names of cities and nations. Judges 4:2; Jeremiah 49:28. This k...
_The burden of the Word of the Lord _ The dark and bright side of God ’s revelation to mankind I. The dark side of the Divine Word. Notice two things-- 1. In this aspect it is here called a “burden...
ZECHARIAH—NOTE ON ZECHARIAH 9:1 The Return of the King. The reference to the surrounding nations in Zechariah 8:20 and...
CRITICAL NOTES.] HADRACH] Part of Syria, near Damascus. REST] On which God’s wrath shall rest, and permanently abide. EYES] of Israel, and of other people, would mark the providence of God; or, “Jehov...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-14:21 Part III. THE FUTURE OF THE POWERS OF THE WORLD AND OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD. VERSE 1-11:17 A. THE FIRST...
Now 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, and all of the tribes of Israel shall be toward the LORD. And Hamath also s...
1 Kings 10:27; 2 Samuel 24:7; Ezekiel 27:33; Ezekiel 28:4; Ezekiel 2