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Zechariah 9:3

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE

Tyre built itself into this massive fortress and piled up silver like it was dirt, with gold lying around like mud in the streets.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Even when you're stacking wealth like it's nothing, true security doesn't come from what you can build or buy.

📜 Historical ContextWhy was this verse written?

The book of Zechariah was written by the prophet Zechariah to the Jewish community in Judah during the post-exilic period, around

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