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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Zechariah 9:3

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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9:3-4 Strong fortress (Hebrew matsor) is a pun on the name of the city of Tyre (Hebrew tsor). This famed island fortress (Isa 23:4; Ezek 26:5) was captured and destroyed by Alexander the Great in 332 BC.
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