And Hamath itself will also border upon her; Tyre and Sidon, for she is very wise.

and as the territory of Hamath bordered upon Damascus, Hamath would also have Jehovah’s unfavorable word pronounced against her. So all of Syria was under divine disfavor.

6. Why was Jehovah’s word against cities of Phoenicia?

⁶ The country of Phoenicia borders on Syria, and it too had turned against the land of Judah in its time of direst distress. Psalm 83:5-8 includes the Phoenician cities of Gebal and Tyre in the international conspiracy against Jehovah’s people, saying: “Against you they proceeded to conclude even a covenant, the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, Moab and the Hagrites, Gebal and Ammon and Amalek, Philistia together with the inhabitants of Tyre. Also, Assyria itself has become joined with them; they have become an arm to the sons of Lot [Moab and Ammon].” Tyre was really a colony of Sidon; and Zechariah 9:2-4 mentions them, saying:

7. With whom does Zechariah 9:2-4 link Tyre, and what is foretold to happen to Tyre?

⁷ “Tyre and Sidon, for she is very wise.

8. Which Tyre was the one mentioned by Zechariah, and why was this so?

⁸ From those words it is certain that the “word of Jehovah” was pronounced also against all of Phoenicia as represented by her world-famous cities of Tyre and Sidon.

9. How did Tyre enrich and fortify herself, but how did Jehovah’s prophecy concerning her work out?

⁹ Tyre, as well as Sidon, continued to follow the wisdom of this world, increasing her wisdom for the amassing of wealth, piling up gold and silver here on earth where marauders can despoil.