Zechariah 9:3 (YLT)

Passage

And Tyre doth build a bulwark to herself, And doth heap silver as dust, And gold as mire of out-places.

Nearby Context

Zechariah 9:1 The burden of a word of Jehovah against the land of Hadrach, and Demmeseh--his place of rest: (When to Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> the eye of man, And of all the tribes of Israel.)

Zechariah 9:2 And also Hamath doth border thereon, Tyre and Zidon, for--very wise!

Zechariah 9:3 And Tyre doth build a bulwark to herself, And doth heap silver as dust, And gold as mire of out-places.

Zechariah 9:4 Lo, the Lord doth dispossess her, And He hath smitten in the sea her force, And she with fire is consumed.

Zechariah 9:5 See doth Ashkelon and fear, Also Gaza, and she is exceedingly pained, Also Ekron--for her expectation dried up, And perished hath a king from Gaza, And Ashkelon doth not remain,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tyre", "doth", "build", "bulwark", "herself", "heap", and "silver". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tyre" and "doth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And also Hamath doth border thereon Tyre..." into verse 4's "Lo the Lord doth dispossess her And...", so "tyre" and "doth" 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 "tyre" and "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.