Zacarías 9:4

4 he aquí, el Señor la empobrecerá, y herirá en el mar su fortaleza, y ella será consumida de fuego

Zacarías 9:4 Meaning and Commentary

Zechariah 9:4

Behold, the Lord will cast her out
Or "inherit her" {f}, or "them", as the Septuagint render the words; when, being converted, she would become the Lord's inheritance and possession, and her riches should be devoted to his service: and he will smite her power in the sea;
for Tyre was situated in the sea, at the entry of it, and was strong in it, ( Ezekiel 26:17 ) ( 27:3 ) . Kimchi interprets this of her humiliation and subjection in the days of the Messiah; and in a spiritual sense it has been verified in such who have been spoiled of their carnal strength, in which they trusted, and have laid down their weapons, and have submitted to the sceptre of Christ: and she shall be devoured with fire;
with the spirit of judgment, and of burning, which purges and removes the filth of sin; and with the fire of the word, which burns up and consumes its lusts; and with the flames of divine love, which make souls as a whole burnt offering to the Lord. This was literally accomplished in the burning of Tyre by Alexander ^F7, which injected fear and dread in cities near it, as follow:

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FOOTNOTES:

F6 (hnvrwy) (klhronomhsei autouv) , Setp.; "possidebit eam", V. L. Munster, Castalio. So some in Vatablus.
F7 Curtius, l. 4. c. 4.

Zacarías 9:4 In-Context

2 Y también Hamat fenecerá en ella; Tiro y Sidón, aunque muy sabia sea

3 Porque Tiro se edificó fortaleza, y amontonó plata como polvo, y oro como lodo de las calles

4 he aquí, el Señor la empobrecerá, y herirá en el mar su fortaleza, y ella será consumida de fuego

5 Ascalón verá, y temerá; Gaza también, y se dolerá en gran manera; asimismo Ecrón, porque su esperanza será confundida; y de Gaza perecerá el rey, y Ascalón no será habitada

6 Y habitará en Asdod un extranjero, y yo talaré la soberbia de los palestinos