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I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/zechariah/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />a mixed people shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/zechariah/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/zechariah/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/zechariah/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“A mixed race shall settle in Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/zechariah/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And <i>a people of</i> mixed origins will live in Ashdod, And I will eliminate the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/zechariah/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And a mongrel race will dwell in Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/zechariah/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And a mongrel race will dwell in Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/zechariah/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And those of illegitimate birth will inhabit Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/zechariah/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And a mongrel race will live in Ashdod, And I will put an end to the pride <i>and</i> arrogance of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/zechariah/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A mongrel people will live in Ashdod, and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/zechariah/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A mongrel people will live in Ashdod, and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/zechariah/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/zechariah/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A mob of half-breeds will settle in Ashdod, and the Lord himself will rob Philistia of pride. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/zechariah/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/zechariah/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A mixed race will live in Ashdod, and I will cut off the Philistines' arrogance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/zechariah/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />People of mixed race will live in Ashdod. The LORD says, "I will humble all these proud Philistines. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/zechariah/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A strange people will inhabit Ashdod, and I will eliminate the arrogance of Philistia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/zechariah/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/zechariah/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A mongrel people will live in Ashdod, for I will greatly humiliate the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/zechariah/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/zechariah/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/zechariah/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/zechariah/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“And a foreigner has dwelt in Ashdod, "" And I have cut off the excellence of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/zechariah/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And dwelt hath a foreigner in Ashdod, And I have cut off the excellency of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/zechariah/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a foreigner dwelt in Ashdod, and I cut off the pride of the rovers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/zechariah/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the divider shall sit in Azotus, and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/zechariah/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the divider will sit in Ashdod, and I will scatter the arrogance of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/zechariah/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and the illegitimate will rule in Ashdod. I will destroy the pride of the Philistines <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/zechariah/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />a mongrel people shall settle in Ashdod, and I will make an end of the pride of Philistia.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/zechariah/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And strangers shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will bring to an end the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/zechariah/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And foreigners shall dwell in Ashdod and I shall destroy the pride of the Philistines<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/zechariah/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/zechariah/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And aliens shall dwell in Azotus, and I will bring down the pride of the Philistines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/zechariah/9-6.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=1322" 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">5</span>Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4464.htm" title="4464: mam·zêr (N-ms) -- From an unused root meaning to alienate; a mongrel, i.e. Born of a Jewish father and a heathen mother.">A mixed race</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: wə·yā·šaḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">will occupy</a> <a href="/hebrew/795.htm" title="795: bə·’aš·dō·wḏ (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A city of the Philistines. From shadad; ravager; Ashdod, a place in Palestine.">Ashdod,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: wə·hiḵ·rat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">and I will cut off</a> <a href="/hebrew/1347.htm" title="1347: gə·’ō·wn (N-msc) -- Arrogance, majesty, ornament. From ga'ah; the same as ga'avah.">the pride</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: pə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">of the Philistines.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.…<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="/isaiah/14-29.htm">Isaiah 14:29-31</a></span><br />Do not rejoice, all you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken. For a viper will spring from the root of the snake, and a flying serpent from its egg. / Then the firstborn of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety, but I will kill your root by famine, and your remnant will be slain. / Wail, O gate! Cry out, O city! Melt away, all you Philistines! For a cloud of smoke comes from the north, and there are no stragglers in its ranks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Amos 1:8</a></span><br />I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/47-1.htm">Jeremiah 47:1-7</a></span><br />This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet about the Philistines before Pharaoh struck down Gaza. / This is what the LORD says: “See how the waters are rising from the north and becoming an overflowing torrent. They will overflow the land and its fullness, the cities and their inhabitants. The people will cry out, and all who dwell in the land will wail / at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Ezekiel 25:15-17</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I will stretch out My hand against the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites and destroy the remnant along the coast. / I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/11-14.htm">Isaiah 11:14</a></span><br />They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4-7</a></span><br />saying, “Come, let us erase them as a nation; may the name of Israel be remembered no more.” / For with one mind they plot together; they form an alliance against You— / the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-18</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="/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4-8</a></span><br />Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads. / For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples. / You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-19.htm">Obadiah 1:19-21</a></span><br />Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills will possess the land of the Philistines. They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria, and Benjamin will possess Gilead. / And the exiles of this host of the Israelites will possess the land of the Canaanites as far as Zarephath; and the exiles from Jerusalem who are in Sepharad will possess the cities of the Negev. / The deliverers will ascend Mount Zion to rule over the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will belong to the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1-17</a></span><br />Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it. / The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. / Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-1.htm">Isaiah 9:1-7</a></span><br />Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those in distress. In the past He humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future He will honor the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations: / The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned. / You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-19</a></span><br />Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. / But this is not his intention; this is not his plan. For it is in his heart to destroy and cut off many nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-1.htm">Isaiah 17:1-3</a></span><br />This is the burden against Damascus: “Behold, Damascus is no longer a city; it has become a heap of ruins. / The cities of Aroer are forsaken; they will be left to the flocks, which will lie down with no one to fear. / The fortress will disappear from Ephraim, and the sovereignty from Damascus. The remnant of Aram will be like the splendor of the Israelites,” declares the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1-25</a></span><br />This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them. / “So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. / Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/20-1.htm">Isaiah 20:1-6</a></span><br />Before the year that the chief commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it, / the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot. / Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-18.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:18-21</a></b></br> Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/6-2.htm">Ecclesiastes 6:2</a></b></br> A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this <i>is</i> vanity, and it <i>is</i> an evil disease.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Amos 1:8</a></b></br> And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Ashdod</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Bastard</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-8.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-8.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-19.htm">End</a> <a href="/habakkuk/1-7.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/zechariah/7-10.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-11.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/zechariah/6-6.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-19.htm">Occupy</a> <a href="/amos/6-2.htm">Philistia</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-11.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/nahum/2-4.htm">Race</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/8-40.htm">Ashdod</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Bastard</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-6.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-11.htm">Dwelt</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-8.htm">End</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-3.htm">Excellency</a> <a href="/malachi/3-5.htm">Foreigner</a> <a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Foreigners</a> <a href="/matthew/13-33.htm">Mixed</a> <a href="/mark/12-39.htm">Occupy</a> <a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Philistia</a> <a href="/genesis/10-14.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/zechariah/10-3.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/matthew/10-6.htm">Race</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, Ashdod was a prominent city in the Philistine pentapolis, known for its strategic location and influence. The term "mixed race" suggests a blending of peoples, possibly due to conquest or migration, leading to a loss of distinct Philistine identity. This could be seen as a fulfillment of divine judgment against the Philistines, who were long-time adversaries of Israel. The presence of a mixed population may also imply a weakening of Philistine power and influence, aligning with the broader biblical theme of God humbling the proud and mighty.<p><b>and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines</b><br>The Philistines were known for their military prowess and frequent conflicts with Israel, often characterized by their pride and defiance against God and His people. This phrase signifies God's direct intervention to humble the Philistines, removing their arrogance and self-reliance. Historically, the Philistines were eventually subdued by various empires, including the Assyrians and Babylonians, which could be seen as the fulfillment of this prophecy. The cutting off of their pride can also be understood as a spiritual lesson, emphasizing the biblical principle that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>). This act of divine judgment serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over nations and His ability to bring about His purposes through historical events.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm">Zechariah</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament who conveyed God's messages to the Israelites, particularly concerning the future of Jerusalem and the coming of the Messiah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ashdod.htm">Ashdod</a></b><br>One of the five major cities of the Philistines, located in the coastal region of ancient Canaan. It was known for its strategic importance and its worship of the god Dagon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>An ancient people who were often in conflict with the Israelites. They occupied the coastal regions of Canaan and were known for their military prowess and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mongrel_people.htm">Mongrel People</a></b><br>This term refers to a mixed or foreign population that would inhabit Ashdod, symbolizing the downfall and loss of identity for the Philistines.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/pride_of_the_philistines.htm">Pride of the Philistines</a></b><br>Represents the arrogance and self-reliance of the Philistines, which God promises to humble and destroy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and their destinies. The prophecy against Ashdod and the Philistines demonstrates that no nation, regardless of its power or pride, is beyond God's reach.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Pride leads to downfall. The Philistines' pride is specifically targeted by God, reminding us that humility is essential in our relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_power.htm">The Transience of Earthly Power</a></b><br>Earthly power and identity are temporary. The prophecy of a "mongrel people" occupying Ashdod illustrates how quickly power can change hands and how earthly glory fades.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God judges nations for their sins, His ultimate goal is to bring about justice and restoration. This prophecy is part of a larger account of God's redemptive plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Faithfulness</a></b><br>The Israelites are reminded to remain faithful to God, contrasting their covenant relationship with the idolatry and pride of the Philistines.<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/what_does_it_mean_to_be_full_of_hope.htm">What is Ashdod's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_lord's_guidance.htm">What is Ashkelon's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_ashdod's_biblical_significance.htm">What is Ashdod's biblical significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_golden_tumors_rats_valid_offerings.htm">In 1 Samuel 6:4, why are golden tumors and rats treated as valid offerings for atonement?</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 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A Bastard.</span> The word (<span class="accented">mamzer</span>) occurs in <a href="/deuteronomy/23-2.htm">Deuteronomy 23:2</a> (3, Hebrew), where it may possibly mean "a stranger." It is generally considered to signify one whose birth has a blemish in it - one born of incest or adultery. In Deuteronomy the LXX. renders, <span class="greek">ἐκ πόρης</span>, "one of harlot birth;" here, <span class="greek">ἀλλογενής</span>, "foreigner." The Vulgate has <span class="accented">separator</span>, which is explained as meaning either the Lord, who as Judge divides the just from the unjust, or the Conqueror, who divides the spoil and assigns to captives their fate. Here it doubtless signifies "a bastard race" (as the Revised Version margin translates); a rabble of aliens shall inhabit Ashdod, which shall lose its own native population. The Targum explains it differently, considering that by the expression is meant that Ashdod shall be inhabited by Israelites, who are deemed "strangers" by the Philistines. <span class="cmt_word">Ashdod</span> (see note on Amos 1:8). <span class="cmt_word">The pride.</span> All in which they prided themselves. This sums up the prophecy against the several Philistine cities. Their very nationality shall be lost. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/zechariah/9-6.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">A mixed race</span><br /><span class="heb">מַמְזֵ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(mam·zêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4464.htm">Strong's 4464: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mongrel, born of a, Jewish father and a, heathen mother</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will occupy</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָשַׁ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·šaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ashdod,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’aš·dō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_795.htm">Strong's 795: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ashdod -- a city of the Philistines</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I will cut off</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִכְרַתִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiḵ·rat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the pride</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּא֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(gə·’ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1347.htm">Strong's 1347: </a> </span><span class="str2">Arrogance, majesty, ornament</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Philistines.</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(pə·liš·tîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> </span><span class="str2">Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/zechariah/9-6.htm">Zechariah 9:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/zechariah/9-6.htm">Zechariah 9:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/zechariah/9-6.htm">Zechariah 9:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/zechariah/9-6.htm">Zechariah 9:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/zechariah/9-6.htm">Zechariah 9:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/zechariah/9-6.htm">Zechariah 9:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/zechariah/9-6.htm">Zechariah 9:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/zechariah/9-6.htm">Zechariah 9:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/zechariah/9-6.htm">Zechariah 9:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/zechariah/9-6.htm">Zechariah 9:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/zechariah/9-6.htm">OT Prophets: Zechariah 9:6 Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod and (Zech. 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