Zechariah 9:3
“And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold,.... Tyre was built upon a rock, and was a strong fortress itself, from whence…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And Tyre did build herself a stronghold - She built it for herself, not for God, and trusted to it, not to God, and so…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And Tyrus did build herself - The rock on which Tyre was built was strongly fortified; and that she had abundance of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Zechariah 9:1-8
After the precious promises we had in the foregoing chapter of favour to God's people, their persecutors, who hated…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a strong hold There is a paronomasia, or play on the words -Tyre" and -stronghold," in the Hebrew. The reference is to…
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