Zechariah 9:1 (KJV)

Passage

The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.

Nearby Context

Zechariah 9:1 The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.

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

Zechariah 9:3 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "burden", "word", "lord", "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 Hamath also shall border thereby Tyrus...", 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.