Zechariah

Zechariah 9:2–4

²and 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.

⁴Behold, the Lord will impoverish her

and cast her wealth into the sea,^b

and she will be consumed by fire.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and also	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
Hamath	חֲמָ֖ת	ḥă·māṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2574 Chamath
which borders	תִּגְבָּל־	tiḡ·bāl-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1379 bound, border
it	בָּ֑הּ	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
as well as Tyre	צֹ֣ר	ṣōr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6865 Tyre
and Sidon	וְצִיד֔וֹן	wə·ṣî·ḏō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6721 Sidon
though	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they are very	מְאֹֽד׃	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
shrewd	חָֽכְמָ֖ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H2449 be wise

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Tyre	צֹ֛ר	ṣōr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6865 Tyre
has built	וַתִּ֥בֶן	wat·ti·ḇen	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1129 build
herself	לָ֑הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
a fortress	מָצ֖וֹר	mā·ṣō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
she has heaped up	וַתִּצְבָּר־	wat·tiṣ·bār-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6651 heap up
silver	כֶּ֙סֶף֙	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
like dust	כֶּֽעָפָ֔ר	ke·‘ā·p̄ār	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
and gold	וְחָר֖וּץ	wə·ḥā·rūṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2742 sharp, diligent
like the dirt	כְּטִ֥יט	kə·ṭîṭ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2916 mud, mire, clay
of the streets	חוּצֽוֹת׃	ḥū·ṣō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H2351 the outside

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּ֤ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the Lord	אֲדֹנָי֙	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
will impoverish her	יֽוֹרִשֶׁ֔נָּה	yō·w·ri·šen·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
and cast	וְהִכָּ֥ה	wə·hik·kāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
her wealth	חֵילָ֑הּ	ḥê·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
into the sea	בַיָּ֖ם	ḇay·yām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
and she	וְהִ֖יא	wə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
will be consumed	תֵּאָכֵֽל׃	tê·’ā·ḵêl	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
by fire	בָּאֵ֥שׁ	bā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Zechariah 9:2 Ezekiel 28:12 · Jeremiah 49:23 · Ezekiel 28:2–5

Zechariah 9:3 Ezekiel 28:4–5 · Joshua 19:29 · Ezekiel 27:33 · Job 27:16 · Isaiah 23:8 · 2 Samuel 24:7

Zechariah 9:4 Ezekiel 28:18 · Ezekiel 26:17 · Amos 1:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.