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Zechariah 9:6
A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses Judah, pronouncing judgment on the Philistine city of Ashdod while detailing the downfall of neighboring Gaza and Ekron.
The words — מַמְזֵר (mamzer) denotes a mixed population that will dwell in Ashdod, and גְּאֹן (ge'on) refers to the pride that God will cut off from the Philistines.
The thread — This judgment motif appears in Amos 1:8, which records God cutting off Ashdod’s ruler, and Zephaniah 2:10, which identifies the Philistines’ mocking pride as the grounds for their punishment.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that human arrogance provokes divine intervention and that geopolitical shifts occur under sovereign authority, ultimately pointing toward the remnant’s inclusion in God’s people.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
Cross-references
- Amos 1:8 I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
- Zephaniah 2:10 This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts.
- 1 Peter 5:5 Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
- Ecclesiastes 2:18 I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
- Ecclesiastes 6:2 God gives a man riches, wealth, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires; but God does not allow him to enjoy them. Instead, a stranger will enjoy them. This is futile and a grievous affliction.
- Isaiah 2:12 For the Day of the LORD of Hosts will come against all the proud and lofty, against all that is exalted—it will be humbled—
- Isaiah 23:9 The LORD of Hosts planned it, to defile all its glorious beauty, to disgrace all the renowned of the earth.
- Isaiah 28:1 Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, to the fading flower of his glorious splendor, set on the summit above the fertile valley, the pride of those overcome by wine.
- Daniel 4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.