Zechariah 9:1-8

Evangelical Heritage Version

9 A threatening oracle.
The word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrak,
and against Damascus, its resting place,
because the eye of the Lord is on mankind and on all the tribes of Israel.
² It is also against Hamath, which borders on Damascus,
and Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
³         Tyre has built a stronghold for herself and has piled up silver like dust,
        and gold like dirt from the streets.
⁴     Look, the Lord will seize everything she possesses
    and throw her wealth into the sea,
    and she will be consumed by fire.
⁵     Ashkelon will see it and be afraid.
    Gaza will writhe in anguish,
    and Ekron too, because her hopes have been dashed.
    The kingship will perish from Gaza,
    and Ashkelon will no longer be inhabited.
⁶     A mixed race will live in Ashdod,
    and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
⁷     I will remove their blood from their mouths
    and their detestable things from between their teeth.
    Philistia too will be a remnant for our God,
    and it will be like a clan in Judah.
    Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
⁸     I will set up camp around my house,
    as a guard against those passing back and forth.
    The oppressor will never again march over them,
    because now I am watching with my own eyes.