Parallel Verses
NET Bible
as are those of Hamath also, which adjoins Damascus, and Tyre and Sidon, though they consider themselves to be very wise.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
Holman Bible
as well as Tyre
though they are very shrewd.
International Standard Version
Also Hamath, which borders on it along with Tyre and Sidon indeed they are very wise.
A Conservative Version
and also Hamath, which borders on it, Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
American Standard Version
and Hamath, also, which bordereth thereon; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
Amplified
And Hamath also, which borders on it (Damascus),
Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
Bible in Basic English
As well as Hamath, which is by its limit, and Tyre and Zidon, because they are very wise.
Darby Translation
and also on Hamath which bordereth thereon; on Tyre and Zidon, though she be very wise.
Julia Smith Translation
And also Hamath shall be the bound in it; Tyre and Zidon, for it was wise exceedingly.
King James 2000
And Hamath also, which borders on it; and against Tyre, and Sidon, though they are very wise.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and also Hamath, [which] borders on it; Tyre and Sidon--yes, they are very wise!
Modern King James verseion
and Hamath also borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, though very wise.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The borders of Hamath shall be hard thereby, Tyre also and Sidon, for they are very wise.
New Heart English Bible
and Hamath, also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
The Emphasized Bible
Moreover also, Hamath, adjoineth thereto, Tyre and Zidon, - because very wise;
Webster
And Hamath also shall border by it; Tyre and Zidon, though it be very wise.
World English Bible
and Hamath, also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
Youngs Literal Translation
And also Hamath doth border thereon, Tyre and Zidon, for -- very wise!
Themes
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Zechariah 9:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Judgment Of Zion's Enemies
1 An oracle of the word of the Lord concerning the land of Hadrach, with its focus on Damascus: The eyes of all humanity, especially of the tribes of Israel, are toward the Lord, 2 as are those of Hamath also, which adjoins Damascus, and Tyre and Sidon, though they consider themselves to be very wise. 3 Tyre built herself a fortification and piled up silver like dust and gold like the mud of the streets!
Cross References
Jeremiah 49:23
The Lord spoke about Damascus. "The people of Hamath and Arpad will be dismayed because they have heard bad news. Their courage will melt away because of worry. Their hearts will not be able to rest.
Ezekiel 28:12
"Son of man, sing a lament for the king of Tyre, and say to him, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'You were the sealer of perfection, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
Ezekiel 28:2-5
"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Your heart is proud and you said, "I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas" -- yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.
Numbers 13:21
So they went up and investigated the land from the wilderness of Zin to Rehob, at the entrance of Hamath.
1 Kings 17:9
"Get up, go to Zarephath in Sidonian territory, and live there. I have already told a widow who lives there to provide for you."
2 Kings 23:33
Pharaoh Necho imprisoned him in Riblah in the land of Hamath and prevented him from ruling in Jerusalem. He imposed on the land a special tax of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
2 Kings 25:21
The king of Babylon ordered them to be executed at Riblah in the territory of Hamath. So Judah was deported from its land.
Isaiah 23:1-18
Here is a message about Tyre: Wail, you large ships, for the port is too devastated to enter! From the land of Cyprus this news is announced to them.
Ezekiel 26:1-21
In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
Ezekiel 28:21-26
"Son of man, turn toward Sidon and prophesy against it.
Joel 3:4-8
Why are you doing these things to me, Tyre and Sidon? Are you trying to get even with me, land of Philistia? I will very quickly repay you for what you have done!
Amos 1:9-10
This is what the Lord says: "Because Tyre has committed three crimes -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold a whole community to Edom; they failed to observe a treaty of brotherhood.
Amos 6:14
"Look! I am about to bring a nation against you, family of Israel." The Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking. "They will oppress you all the way from Lebo-Hamath to the Stream of the Arabah."
Obadiah 1:20
The exiles of this fortress of the people of Israel will take possession of what belongs to the people of Canaan, as far as Zarephath, and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will take possession of the towns of the Negev.