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<p> "I will stir up thy sons, [[[[O]] Z]] ion, against thy sons, O G reece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man" ( Zechariah 9:13 ). The passage doubtless refers to the captive Hebrews who are held by the Greeks. The exhortation is to insurrection against the Greeks. Although bearing a striking similarity to the passage in Joel 3:6 , there is evidently no connection between the two. In the first, there was conflict between the nations; in the second, simply a reflection upon [[Tyre]] and [[Sidon]] for having sold into [[Greece]] certain [[Jewish]] captives. From a Jewish standpoint the Maccabean wars were really between [[Jews]] and Greeks. See [[Javan]]; [[Asmoneans]] . </p> | <p> "I will stir up thy sons, [[[[O]] Z]] ion, against thy sons, O G reece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man" ( Zechariah 9:13 ). The passage doubtless refers to the captive Hebrews who are held by the Greeks. The exhortation is to insurrection against the Greeks. Although bearing a striking similarity to the passage in Joel 3:6 , there is evidently no connection between the two. In the first, there was conflict between the nations; in the second, simply a reflection upon [[Tyre]] and [[Sidon]] for having sold into [[Greece]] certain [[Jewish]] captives. From a Jewish standpoint the Maccabean wars were really between [[Jews]] and Greeks. See [[Javan]]; [[Asmoneans]] . </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:13, 16 October 2021
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [1]
"I will stir up thy sons, [[O Z]] ion, against thy sons, O G reece, and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man" ( Zechariah 9:13 ). The passage doubtless refers to the captive Hebrews who are held by the Greeks. The exhortation is to insurrection against the Greeks. Although bearing a striking similarity to the passage in Joel 3:6 , there is evidently no connection between the two. In the first, there was conflict between the nations; in the second, simply a reflection upon Tyre and Sidon for having sold into Greece certain Jewish captives. From a Jewish standpoint the Maccabean wars were really between Jews and Greeks. See Javan; Asmoneans .
