Zechariah 9:1 (DBY)

Passage

The burden of the word of Jehovah, in the land of Hadrach, and [on] Damascus shall it rest; (for Jehovah hath an eye upon men, and upon all the tribes of Israel;)

Nearby Context

Zechariah 9:1 The burden of the word of Jehovah, in the land of Hadrach, and [on] Damascus shall it rest; (for Jehovah hath an eye upon men, and upon all the tribes of Israel;)

Zechariah 9:2 and also [on] Hamath [which] bordereth thereon; on Tyre and Zidon, though she be very wise.

Zechariah 9:3 And Tyre hath built herself a stronghold, and hath heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "burden", "word", "jehovah", "land", "hadrach", "damascus", "shall", and "rest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "burden" and "word", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "and also on Hamath which bordereth thereon...", so "burden" and "word" should be read forward into that movement. In Zechariah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "burden" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.