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Zechariah 9
World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible
A revelation.
This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place—for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD (note: Or for the eye of the LORD is on all men and all the tribes of Israel)—
and Hamath, also, which borders on it,
and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.
Tyre built herself a stronghold,
Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.
Behold, the Lord will dispossess her,
Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea (note: Or strike down her power on the sea), and she will be consumed by fire.
Ashkelon will see it, and fear;
Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod,
A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
I will take away his blood out of his mouth,
I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan (note: Or like a leader) in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
I will encamp around my house against the army,
But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes.
Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion!
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious (note: Or righteous and endowed with salvation), humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey (note: Cited in Matthew 21:5 and John 12:15).
I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim (note: That is, the northern kingdom of Israel) and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates (note: Hebrew the River) to the ends of the earth.
As for you also,
As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit.
Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope!
Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double.
For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me.
For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece (note: Hebrew the sons of Javan). I will make you like the sword of a mighty man.
The LORD will be seen over them.
Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.
The LORD of Armies will defend them.
The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar.
The LORD their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people;
On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land.
For how great is his goodness,
How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.