Zechariah 9:4

New Living Translation

But now the Lord will strip away Tyre’s possessions and hurl its fortifications into the sea, and it will be burned to the ground.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:2

Tainted wealth has no lasting value, but right living can save your life.

Proverbs 11:4

Riches won’t help on the day of judgment, but right living can save you from death.

Isaiah 23:11

The Lord held out his hand over the sea and shook the kingdoms of the earth. He has spoken out against Phoenicia, ordering that her fortresses be destroyed.

Ezekiel 26:17

Then they will wail for you, singing this funeral song: “O famous island city, once ruler of the sea, how you have been destroyed! Your people, with their naval power, once spread fear around the world.

Ezekiel 28:16

Your rich commerce led you to violence, and you sinned. So I banished you in disgrace from the mountain of God. I expelled you, O mighty guardian, from your place among the stones of fire.

Ezekiel 28:18

You defiled your sanctuaries with your many sins and your dishonest trade. So I brought fire out from within you, and it consumed you. I reduced you to ashes on the ground in the sight of all who were watching.

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, give the prince of Tyre this message from the Sovereign Lord: “In your great pride you claim, ‘I am a god! I sit on a divine throne in the heart of the sea.’ But you are only a man and not a god, though you boast that you are a god.

Ezekiel 28:8

They will bring you down to the pit, and you will die in the heart of the sea, pierced with many wounds.

Joel 3:8

I will sell your sons and daughters to the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the people of Arabia, a nation far away. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Amos 1:10

So I will send down fire on the walls of Tyre, and all its fortresses will be destroyed.”

Zechariah 9:5

The city of Ashkelon will see Tyre fall and will be filled with fear. Gaza will shake with terror, as will Ekron, for their hopes will be dashed. Gaza’s king will be killed, and Ashkelon will be deserted.