Zechariah 9:2 (GNV)

Passage

And Hamath also shall border thereby: Tyrus also and Zidon, though they be very wise.

Nearby Context

Zechariah 9:1 The burden of the worde of the Lord in the land of Hadrach: and Damascus shalbe his rest: when the eyes of man, euen of all the tribes of Israel shalbe toward the Lord.

Zechariah 9:2 And Hamath also shall border thereby: Tyrus also and Zidon, though they be very wise.

Zechariah 9:3 For Tyrus did build her selfe a strong holde, and heaped vp siluer as the dust, and golde as the myre of the streetes.

Zechariah 9:4 Beholde, the Lord wil spoyle her, and he wil smite her power in the Sea, and she shalbe deuoured with fire.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "hamath", "shall", "border", "thereby", "tyrus", "zidon", "though", and "very". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hamath" and "shall", 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 worde of the..." into verse 3's "For Tyrus did build her selfe a...", so "hamath" and "shall" 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 "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.