Zechariah 9:1-10

Common English Bible

Fate of the nations

9 A pronouncement. The Lord’s word is against the land of Hadrach,
        and Damascus is its resting place,
        for the city of Aram^[a] and all the tribes of Israel belong to the Lord.
²Hamath also borders on it.
Tyre and Sidon, indeed, each is exceedingly wise.
³Tyre built a fortress for herself.
She piled up silver like dust
        and gold like mud in the streets,
⁴but the Lord will take her possessions away
        and knock her wealth into the sea.
She will be devoured with fire.

⁵Ashkelon will look and be afraid.
    Gaza will writhe in agony,
            and also Ekron, because her hope has dried up.
    The king will perish from Gaza;
            Ashkelon won’t be inhabited.
⁶An illegitimate child will dwell in Ashdod;
    I will eliminate the pride of the Philistines.
⁷I will remove bloody food from his mouth
        and pieces of unclean food from between his teeth.
He will be a survivor who belongs to our God.
        He will be like a chieftain in Judah;
            Ekron will be like a Jebusite.
⁸I will encamp before my house as a guard
    against anyone departing or returning.
        A slave driver will no longer pass through against them,
            for I have seen you^[b] with my eyes.

Joy and protection for Judah and Ephraim

⁹Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion.
        Sing aloud, Daughter Jerusalem.
Look, your king will come to you.
        He is righteous and victorious.
        He is humble and riding on an ass,
            on a colt, the offspring of a donkey.
¹⁰He^[c] will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
        and the warhorse from Jerusalem.
The bow used in battle will be cut off;
        he will speak peace to the nations.
His rule will stretch from sea to sea,
        and from the river to the ends of the earth.