Zacarías 9:4

4 Pero ahora el Señor despojará a Tiro de sus posesiones
y lanzará sus fortificaciones al mar,
y será reducida a cenizas.

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 La destrucción de Hamat está asegurada,
ciudad ubicada cerca de Damasco,
también para las ciudades de Tiro y de Sidón,
aunque sean tan astutas.

3 ¡Tiro ha construido una poderosa fortaleza
y ha logrado que la plata y el oro
sean tan abundantes como el polvo en las calles!

4 Pero ahora el Señor despojará a Tiro de sus posesiones
y lanzará sus fortificaciones al mar,
y será reducida a cenizas.

5 La ciudad de Ascalón verá la caída de Tiro
y se llenará de miedo.
Gaza temblará de terror
y lo mismo hará Ecrón, porque sus esperanzas se desvanecerán.
El rey de Gaza será asesinado
y Ascalón será abandonada.

6 La ciudad de Asdod será ocupada por extranjeros.
Destruiré el orgullo de los filisteos.