Zechariah 9:8

because of him

There seems to be a reference here to the advance and return of Alexander (Zechariah 9:13) after the battle of Issus, who subdued the cities mentioned in Zechariah 9:1-6; Zechariah 9:1-6 and afterward returned to Greece without harming Jerusalem. But the greater meaning converges on the yet future last days (See Scofield "Zechariah 9:13- :") as the last clause of verse Zechariah 9:8 shows, for many oppressors have passed through Jerusalem since the days of Alexander.