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Zechariah 9:5 Cross-References
Explore 12 cross-references for Zechariah 9:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Zechariah chapter 9 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.”
Zechariah 9:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Zechariah 9:5
Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed—the prophetic gaze shifts south to the Philistine pentapolis. These ancient enemies of Israel will witness Tyre's fall and tremble, recognizing their own vulnerability. "Ashkelon shall see it, and fear" (tire Ashkelon ve-tira, תֵּרֶא אַשְׁקְלוֹן וְתִירָא) uses wordplay with similar sounding verbs ("see" and "fear"). Visual witness of judgment produces terror."Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful" (ve-Azzah ve-tachil me'od, וְעַזָּה וְתָחִיל מְאֹד) describes a...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Zechariah 9:5
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“saying”
“and Ashkelon a desolation. They will drive out Ashdod at noonday”
“who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her”
“before that Pharaoh struck Gaza.”
“that I will in no way be disappointed”
“because of Ethiopia their expectation”
“and have taken vengeance with despite of soul to destroy with perpetual enmity;”
“when the wounded groan”
“to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every helper who remains: for Yahweh will destroy the Philistines”
“O Philistia”