Zechariah 9:4

Good News Translation

But the Lord will take away everything she has. He will throw her wealth into the sea, and the city will be burned to the ground.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:2

Wealth you get by dishonesty will do you no good, but honesty can save your life.

Proverbs 11:4

Riches will do you no good on the day you face death, but honesty can save your life.

Isaiah 23:11

The Lord has stretched out his hand over the sea and overthrown kingdoms. He has commanded that the Phoenician centers of commerce be destroyed.

Ezekiel 26:17

They will sing this funeral song for you: The famous city is destroyed! Her ships have been swept from the seas. The people of this city ruled the seas And terrified all who lived on the coast.

Ezekiel 28:16

You were busy buying and selling, and this led you to violence and sin. So I forced you to leave my holy mountain, and the angel who guarded you drove you away from the sparkling gems.

Ezekiel 28:18

You did such evil in buying and selling that your places of worship were corrupted. So I set fire to the city and burned it to the ground. All who look at you now see you reduced to ashes.

Ezekiel 28:2

“Mortal man,” he said, “tell the ruler of Tyre what I, the Sovereign Lord, am saying to him: Puffed up with pride, you claim to be a god. You say that like a god you sit on a throne, surrounded by the seas. You may pretend to be a god, but, no, you are mortal, not divine.

Ezekiel 28:8

They will kill you and send you to a watery grave.

Joel 3:8

I will let your sons and daughters be sold to the people of Judah; they will sell them to the far-off Sabeans. I, the Lord, have spoken.

Amos 1:10

So I will send fire upon the city walls of Tyre and burn down its fortresses.”

Zechariah 9:5

The city of Ashkelon will see this and be afraid. The city of Gaza will see it and suffer great pain. So will Ekron, and her hopes will be shattered. Gaza will lose her king, and Ashkelon will be left deserted.