Zechariah 9:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Zechariah 9:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Zechariah 9:3 is a verse from the book of Zechariah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Zechariah 9:3 — KJV
“And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.”
— Zechariah 9:3 (KJV)
Zechariah 9:3 in Context — About the Book of Zechariah
Zechariah pairs night visions with Messianic precision — the king on a donkey, thirty pieces of silver, the pierced one, the fountain opened for sin. To discouraged builders his word still stands: not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord Almighty.
Cross-References for Zechariah 9:3
“Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 9:3: hold, silver, gold
“When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. wedge: Heb. tongue”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 9:3: hold, silver, gold
“There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me. depart: Heb. go up”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 9:3: hold, silver, gold
“And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. that...: or, because he reigned put the...: Heb. set a fine upon the land”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 9:3: silver, fine, gold
“Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. trouble: or, poverty”
Shares key themes with Zechariah 9:3: hold, silver, gold
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