Zechariah 9:3 meaning and explanation

Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.

Zechariah 9:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Zechariah is prophesying against the nations surrounding Israel, and verse 3 singles out Tyre, the wealthy Phoenician port city on the coast. The picture is of a city that trusted in two things: her fortifications and her money.

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