And Hamath also shall border thereby - Near to it in place and character, it will share its subjugation. After the betrayal of Dama…

And Hamath ... thereby. — Better, And even upon Hamath, [which] borders on it: namely, on Damascus.

Thus …

And Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD. And Hamath also shall b…

Zechariah continues with the same subject, for he now says that destruction was near all the nations who, as neighbors, harassed the people of God.…

And Hamath also shall border thereby
By the land of Hadrach, or by Damascus; and that it was near Damascus is clear …

Here are judgements foretold on several nations. While the Macedonians and Alexander's successors were at war in these countries, the Lord promised…