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Commentary for Zechariah 9:4

הִנֵּ֤ה אֲדֹנָי֙ יֽוֹרִשֶׁ֔נָּה וְהִכָּ֥ה בַיָּ֖ם חֵילָ֑הּ וְהִ֖יא בָּאֵ֥שׁ תֵּאָכֵֽל׃

Behold, the Lord will impoverish her, And He will smite her power into the sea; And she shall be devoured with fire.

Rashi on Zechariah

Behold, the Lord Who is the ruler over all.
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Rashi on Zechariah

shall impoverish her an expression similar to (I Sam. 2: 7) “impoverishes and makes rich.”
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Rashi on Zechariah

He shall smite her wealth in the sea And shall cause her wealth to be swallowed in the midst of the seas. He shall cause the sea to rise over it and sink it, as Ezekiel said (27).
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