And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.
Zechariah's prophecy of restoration was given to encourage Zerubbabel and Ezra in building the temple and restoring Jerusalem, and that reformation movement is a type of the last reformation. The verse stands in the later chapters, chapters 9 to 14, which have a different historical setting and style from the earlier chapters and first part of the book and take a much wider sweep. Chapters 9, 10, and 11 were copied from the book of Jeremiah and carry the spirit of Jeremiah. Zechariah stands in the third division of the Old Testament beginning with Jeremiah and called by the name Jeremiah, so Zechariah and all the prophets in that section go by the name of Jeremiah, which is why what was spoken in Zechariah is quoted as spoken by Jeremiah the prophet.
The prophecy looks beyond the restoration from Babylon and the return of the exiles under Zerubbabel with the rebuilding and dedication of the temple in 520-516 B.C. to the Messianic King and kingdom and the final restoration when Christ will come. Its general subject is Christ's kingdom, the great day of the Lord, and the punishment of the wicked. The verse names Hamath, Tyre, and Sidon among the principal cities near Jerusalem whose punishment and destruction through conquest in the coming Greek conquest under Alexander the Great is predicted. Tyre and Sidon are described as very wise, but their wisdom does not spare them.
Zechariah's prophecy of restoration was given to encourage Zerubbabel and Ezra in building the temple and restoring Jerusalem, and that reformation movement is a type of the last reformation. The verse stands in the later chapters, chapters 9 to 14, which have a different historical setting and style from the earlier chapters and first part of the book and take a much wider sweep. Chapters 9, 10, and 11 were copied from the book of Jeremiah and carry the spirit of Jeremiah. Zechariah stands in the third division of the Old Testament beginning with Jeremiah and called by the name Jeremiah, so Zechariah and all the prophets in that section go by the name of Jeremiah, which is why what was spoken in Zechariah is quoted as spoken by Jeremiah the prophet.
The prophecy looks beyond the restoration from Babylon and the return of the exiles under Zerubbabel with the rebuilding and dedication of the temple in 520-516 B.C. to the Messianic King and kingdom and the final restoration when Christ will come. Its general subject is Christ's kingdom, the great day of the Lord, and the punishment of the wicked. The verse names Hamath, Tyre, and Sidon among the principal cities near Jerusalem whose punishment and destruction through conquest in the coming Greek conquest under Alexander the Great is predicted. Tyre and Sidon are described as very wise, but their wisdom does not spare them.