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she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/zechariah/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Tyre has built a strong fortress and has made silver and gold as plentiful as dust in the streets!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Tyre has built herself a rampart and heaped up silver like dust, and fine gold like the mud of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For Tyre built herself a tower, Heaped up silver like the dust, And gold like the mire of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For Tyre built herself a fortress, And piled up silver like dust, And gold like the mud of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For Tyre built herself a fortress And piled up silver like dust, And gold like the mire of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For Tyre built herself a fortress And piled up silver like dust, And gold like the mire of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Tyre built herself a tight fortification And tied up silver like dust And fine gold like the mire of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For Tyre built herself an [impregnable] stronghold [on an island offshore], And she has heaped up silver like dust And gold like the mire of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust and gold like the dirt of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust and gold like the dirt of the streets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Tyre has built a fortress and piled up silver and gold, as though they were dust or mud from the streets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Tyre did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Tyre built itself a fortress. It piled up silver like dust and gold like mud in the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Tyre has built fortifications for herself and has piled up so much silver and gold that it is as common as dirt! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Tyre built itself a fortification, hoarding silver like dust and pure gold like mud in a street.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Tyre built herself a fortification and piled up silver like dust and gold like the mud of the streets!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Tyre built herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver like the dust, and fine gold like the mire of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Tyre built herself a strong hold, and amassed silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Tyre built herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver like the dust, and fine gold like the mire of the streets. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Tyre builds a bulwark for herself, "" And heaps silver as dust, "" And gold as mire of out-places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Tyre doth build a bulwark to herself, And doth heap silver as dust, And gold as mire of out-places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Tyre will build for herself a fortress, and she will heap up silver as the dust, and gold as the mud of the streets.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Tyre hath built herself a strong hold, and heaped together silver as earth, and gold as the mire of the streets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Tyre has built herself a fortress, and she has piled together silver, as if it were soil, and gold, as if it were the mud of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Tyre built itself a stronghold, and heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the mud of the streets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Tyre has built itself a rampart, and heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Tyre has built herself a stronghold and heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the mire of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Tyre has built for itself fortresses and has collected silver as dust and gold like the dirt of the street<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, And heaped up silver as the dust, And fine gold as the mire of the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Tyrus built strong-holds for herself, and heaped up silver as dust, and gathered gold as the mire of the ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/9-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CFPk_KgOyMk?start=1288" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/9.htm">Judgement Against Israel's Enemies</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6865.htm" title="6865: ṣōr (N-proper-fs) -- A Phoenician city. Or Tsowr; the same as tsor; a rock; Tsor, a place in Palestine.">Tyre</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: wat·ti·ḇen (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">has built</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- ">herself</a> <a href="/hebrew/4692.htm" title="4692: mā·ṣō·wr (N-ms) -- Siege enclosure, siege, entrenchment. Or matsuwr; from tsuwr; something hemming in, i.e. a mound, a siege, distress; or a fastness.">a fortress;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6651.htm" title="6651: wat·tiṣ·bār- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To heap up. A primitive root; to aggregate.">she has heaped up</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ke·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/6083.htm" title="6083: ke·‘ā·p̄ār (Prep-k, Art:: N-ms) -- Dry earth, dust. From aphar; dust; hence, clay, earth, mud.">like dust,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2742.htm" title="2742: wə·ḥā·rūṣ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Incised, incisive, a trench, gold, a threshing-sledge, determination, eager.">and gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/2916.htm" title="2916: kə·ṭîṭ (Prep-k:: N-msc) -- Mud, mire, clay. From an unused root meaning apparently to be sticky; mud or clay; figuratively, calamity.">like the dirt</a> <a href="/hebrew/2351.htm" title="2351: ḥū·ṣō·wṯ (N-mp) -- The outside, a street. Or chuts; from an unused root meaning to sever; properly, separate by a wall, i.e. Outside, outdoors.">of the streets.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Ezekiel 28:4-5</a></span><br />By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. / By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has grown proud because of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-8.htm">Isaiah 23:8-9</a></span><br />Who planned this against Tyre, the bestower of crowns, whose traders are princes, whose merchants are renowned on the earth? / The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-3.htm">Ezekiel 27:3-4</a></span><br />Tell Tyre, who dwells at the gateway to the sea, merchant of the peoples on many coasts, that this is what the Lord GOD says: You have said, O Tyre, ‘I am perfect in beauty.’ / Your borders are in the heart of the seas; your builders perfected your beauty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-3</a></span><br />This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-12.htm">Ezekiel 28:12-13</a></span><br />“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. / You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Isaiah 23:11</a></span><br />The LORD has stretched out His hand over the sea; He has made kingdoms tremble. He has given a command that the strongholds of Canaan be destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-12.htm">Ezekiel 27:12</a></span><br />Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17-18</a></span><br />And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. / Yet her profits and wages will be set apart to the LORD; they will not be stored or saved, for her profit will go to those who live before the LORD, for abundant food and fine clothing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-16.htm">Ezekiel 28:16</a></span><br />By the vastness of your trade, you were filled with violence, and you sinned. So I drove you in disgrace from the mountain of God, and I banished you, O guardian cherub, from among the fiery stones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/27-25.htm">Ezekiel 27:25-27</a></span><br />The ships of Tarshish carried your merchandise. And you were filled with heavy cargo in the heart of the sea. / Your oarsmen have brought you onto the high seas, but the east wind will shatter you in the heart of the sea. / Your wealth, wares, and merchandise, your sailors, captains, and shipwrights, your merchants and all the warriors within you, with all the other people on board, will sink into the heart of the sea on the day of your downfall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-22</a></span><br />“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-20.htm">Acts 12:20</a></span><br />Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-24.htm">Mark 7:24</a></span><br />Jesus left that place and went to the region of Tyre. Not wanting anyone to know He was there, He entered a house, but was unable to escape their notice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-14</a></span><br />Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-3.htm">Acts 21:3</a></span><br />After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.</p><p class="hdg">build.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/19-29.htm">Joshua 19:29</a></b></br> And <i>then</i> the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/24-7.htm">2 Samuel 24:7</a></b></br> And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, <i>even</i> to Beersheba.</p><p class="hdg">heaped.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-27.htm">1 Kings 10:27</a></b></br> And the king made silver <i>to be</i> in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he <i>to be</i> as the sycomore trees that <i>are</i> in the vale, for abundance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/22-24.htm">Job 22:24</a></b></br> Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the <i>gold</i> of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16</a></b></br> Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Amassed</a> <a href="/micah/7-4.htm">Best</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-15.htm">Build</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-9.htm">Built</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-1.htm">Bulwark</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Dirt</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-17.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-12.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-10.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-11.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/haggai/2-16.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-21.htm">Heaped</a> <a href="/hosea/8-9.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-23.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-15.htm">Mire</a> <a href="/nahum/2-4.htm">Out-Places</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-6.htm">Piled</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-1.htm">Rampart</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-11.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-5.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-22.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-10.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-2.htm">Together</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-2.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-2.htm">Tyrus</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/james/5-3.htm">Amassed</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Best</a> <a href="/malachi/1-4.htm">Build</a> <a href="/malachi/3-15.htm">Built</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-15.htm">Bulwark</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-13.htm">Dirt</a> <a href="/malachi/4-3.htm">Dust</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-10.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/matthew/11-8.htm">Fine</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">Fortress</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/matthew/6-7.htm">Heap</a> <a href="/matthew/27-44.htm">Heaped</a> <a href="/matthew/9-21.htm">Herself</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-5.htm">Mire</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-5.htm">Out-Places</a> <a href="/revelation/18-5.htm">Piled</a> <a href="/luke/19-43.htm">Rampart</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-5.htm">Streets</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">Stronghold</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-4.htm">Together</a> <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Tyre</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-22.htm">Tyrus</a><div class="vheading2">Zechariah 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/9-1.htm">God defends his church.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zion is exhorted to rejoice for the coming of Christ, and his peaceable kingdom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/zechariah/9-12.htm">God's promises of victory and defense.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, Tyre was divided into two parts: the mainland city and the island city, which was heavily fortified. The phrase highlights Tyre's self-reliance and pride in its defenses. The city's fortifications were considered nearly impregnable, which is significant in understanding the prophecy against it. This reflects the broader biblical theme of human pride and reliance on earthly strength, which is often contrasted with reliance on God (<a href="/isaiah/2-11.htm">Isaiah 2:11-12</a>).<p><b>she has heaped up silver like dust,</b><br>Tyre was renowned for its wealth, largely due to its extensive trade networks across the Mediterranean. The imagery of silver being as common as dust emphasizes the immense wealth and prosperity of the city. This accumulation of wealth is often seen in the Bible as a potential source of corruption and idolatry (<a href="/ezekiel/28-4.htm">Ezekiel 28:4-5</a>). The wealth of Tyre is also a reminder of the transient nature of earthly riches, as seen in the eventual downfall of the city.<p><b>and gold like the dirt of the streets.</b><br>The comparison of gold to dirt underscores the abundance of wealth in Tyre, suggesting that gold was as plentiful as the very ground people walked on. This hyperbolic expression serves to illustrate the city's opulence and the potential moral decay that can accompany such material excess. In biblical literature, gold often symbolizes purity and value, but here it is depicted as commonplace, indicating a devaluation of what is truly precious. This can be connected to Jesus' teachings on the dangers of wealth and the importance of storing up treasures in heaven rather than on earth (<a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/tyre.htm">Tyre</a></b><br>An ancient Phoenician city known for its wealth and strong fortifications. It was a major trading hub in the ancient world, often associated with pride and self-reliance due to its economic prosperity and strategic location.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament who ministered to the people of Judah after their return from Babylonian exile. His prophecies often contain visions of hope and restoration, as well as warnings against pride and self-sufficiency.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fortress.htm">Fortress</a></b><br>Represents the physical and metaphorical defenses that Tyre built to protect itself. It symbolizes human efforts to secure safety and prosperity apart from reliance on God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/silver_and_gold.htm">Silver and Gold</a></b><br>Symbols of wealth and material prosperity. In the context of Tyre, they represent the city's accumulation of riches and the false sense of security that comes from material abundance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/dust_and_dirt.htm">Dust and Dirt</a></b><br>These elements emphasize the abundance of wealth in Tyre, suggesting that silver and gold were as common as dust and dirt. This imagery highlights the city's excessive focus on material wealth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride_and_self-reliance.htm">The Danger of Pride and Self-Reliance</a></b><br>Tyre's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. Trusting in material wealth and human fortifications can lead to spiritual complacency and eventual ruin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_temporary_nature_of_earthly_wealth.htm">The Temporary Nature of Earthly Wealth</a></b><br>The imagery of silver and gold being like dust and dirt reminds us that material wealth is fleeting. True security and value are found in a relationship with God, not in earthly possessions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>Despite Tyre's wealth and defenses, it could not withstand God's judgment. This underscores God's ultimate authority over nations and individuals, reminding us to place our trust in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_humility_and_dependence_on_god.htm">The Call to Humility and Dependence on God</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to cultivate humility and dependence on God rather than relying on their own resources or abilities. This involves seeking God's guidance and provision in all aspects of life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_zechariah_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Zechariah 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_zechariah_9_3-4_say_tyre_was_destroyed.htm">How can Zechariah 9:3–4 claim Tyre would be destroyed when archaeological evidence suggests Tyre was never fully deserted? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_tyre_and_sidon's_biblical_role.htm">What is Tyre and Sidon's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_tyre_uniquely_splendid_in_ezekiel.htm">Why does Ezekiel 27 portray Tyre as uniquely splendid when other contemporary sources suggest rivals of similar influence? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_26_conflict_with_tyre's_fate.htm">Does the prophecy in Ezekiel 26 conflict with accounts in other books of the Bible that reference Tyre’s continued trading and influence after its supposed destruction? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/zechariah/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Tyrus</span> (<span class="accented">Zor</span>) <span class="cmt_word">did build herself a stronghold</span> (<span class="accented">mazor</span>). Wright endeavours to imitate the parouomasia, "Tyre built for herself a <span class="accented">tower."</span> It was in her strong fortifications and her amassing of riches that Tyre showed her worldly wisdom. The city was built partly on the mainland, and partly on an island nearly half a mile distant, which rose abruptly out of the water in rocky precipices, and was surrounded with walls a hundred and fifty feet high. The insular portion of the town was that which so long mocked the Macedonian's utmost efforts, which were only successful when he had united the island to the mainland by erecting an enormous mole between them. This causeway has now become an isthmus of some half mile in width, owing to accumulations of sand and <span class="accented">debris</span>. <span class="cmt_word">As the dust</span> (comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/9-27.htm">2 Chronicles 9:27</a>; <a href="/job/27-16.htm">Job 27:16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/9-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Tyre</span><br /><span class="heb">צֹ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(ṣōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6865.htm">Strong's 6865: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tyre -- a Phoenician city</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has built</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּ֥בֶן</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ti·ḇen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">herself</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֑הּ</span> <span class="translit">(lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">a fortress;</span><br /><span class="heb">מָצ֖וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṣō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4692.htm">Strong's 4692: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something hemming in, a mound, a siege, distress, a fastness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she has heaped up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּצְבָּר־</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiṣ·bār-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6651.htm">Strong's 6651: </a> </span><span class="str2">To aggregate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">silver</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּ֙סֶף֙</span> <span class="translit">(ke·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like dust,</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּֽעָפָ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(ke·‘ā·p̄ār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6083.htm">Strong's 6083: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dust, clay, earth, mud</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and gold</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחָר֖וּץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥā·rūṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2742.htm">Strong's 2742: </a> </span><span class="str2">Incised, incisive, a trench, gold, a threshing-sledge, determination, eager</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like the dirt</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּטִ֥יט</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ṭîṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2916.htm">Strong's 2916: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mud, clay, calamity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the streets.</span><br /><span class="heb">חוּצֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥū·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2351.htm">Strong's 2351: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/9-3.htm">Zechariah 9:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/9-3.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 9:3 Tyre built herself a stronghold and heaped (Zech. 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