Zechariah 9:2 (DBY)

Passage

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

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.

Zechariah 9:4 Behold, the Lord will take possession of her, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hamath", "bordereth", "thereon", "tyre", "zidon", "though", "very", and "wise". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hamath" and "bordereth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "The burden of the word of Jehovah..." into verse 3's "And Tyre hath built herself a stronghold...", so "hamath" and "bordereth" belong inside that flow. In Zechariah context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

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