Zechariah 9:4

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Zechariah 9:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible

2 and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.

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

4 Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.

5 Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.

6 A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

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Ezekiel 27:27

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Ezekiel 27:28

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Ezekiel 27:29

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Ezekiel 27:30

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Ezekiel 27:31

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Ezekiel 27:32

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Ezekiel 27:34

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Ezekiel 27:35

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