Zechariah 9:3 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And Tyre doth build a bulwark to herself, And doth heap silver as dust, And gold as mire of out-places.

English ASV

And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

English Amplified

And Tyre has built herself a stronghold [on an island a half mile from the shore, which seems impregnable], and heaped up silver like dust and fine gold like the mire of the streets.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And Tyre has built herself a stronghold [on an island a half mile from the shore, which seems impregnable], and heaped up silver like dust and fine gold like the mire of the streets.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust and gold like the dirt of the streets.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Tyre hath built herself a stronghold, and hath heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

English EASY 2024

Tyre's people have built strong walls around their city to keep it safe. They have stored a lot of silver and gold, as much as the dirt and mud in their streets!

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Tyre is built like a fort. The people there have collected so much silver that it is like dust, and gold is as common as clay.

Tyre has built herself a rampart and heaped up silver like dust, and fine gold like the mud of the streets.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Tyre has built fortifications for herself and has piled up so much silver and gold that it is as common as dirt!

English God's Word - GW 1995

Tyre built itself a fortress. It piled up silver like dust and gold like mud in the streets.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust and gold like the dirt of the streets.

English KJV 1611

And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

English LSB

So Tyre built herself a tight fortification And tied up silver like dust And fine gold like the mire of the streets.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Tyre has built a rampart for herself and stored up silver like it were dust, and even gold like it were mud in the streets.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

For Tyre built herself a fortress And piled up silver like dust, And gold like the mire of the streets.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Tyre built herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the mire of the streets.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Tyre built herself a fortification and piled up silver like dust and gold like the mud of the streets!

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Tyre's people have built a fort for themselves. They've piled up silver like dust. They have as much gold as the dirt in the streets.

English NIV

Tyre has built herself a stronghold; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.

English NKJ 1982

For Tyre built herself a tower, Heaped up silver like the dust, And gold like the mire of the streets.

English NLT

Tyre has built a strong fortress and has piled up so much silver and gold that it is as common as dust in the streets!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Tyre has built itself a rampart, and heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

The people of Tyre have built for themselves a fortress. They have swept up piles of silver like dust and gathered mounds of gold like the dirt of the streets.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Tyre has built herself a rampart, and heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the mud of the streets.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Though Tyre has armed herself to the hilt and become so rich that silver is like dirt to her, and fine gold like dust in the streets,

English Tyndale 1537

Tyrus shall make herself strong, and heap up silver as the sand, and gold as the clay of the streets.

Zechariah 9:3 — Compare Translations