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A revelation.

Yahweh’s word is against the land of Hadrach,
    and will rest upon Damascus;
for the eye of man
    and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Yahweh;
and Hamath, also, which borders on it;
    Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.
Tyre built herself a stronghold,
    and heaped up silver like the dust,
    and fine gold like the mire of the streets.
Behold, the Lord will dispossess her,
    and he will strike her power in the sea;
    and she will be devoured with fire.
Ashkelon will see it, and fear;
    Gaza also, and will writhe in agony;
    as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed;
    and the king will perish from Gaza,
    and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod,
    and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
I will take away his blood out of his mouth,
    and his abominations from between his teeth;
and he also will be a remnant for our God;
    and he will be as a chieftain in Judah,
    and Ekron as a Jebusite.
I will encamp around my house against the army,
    that no one pass through or return;
    and no oppressor will pass through them any more:
    for now I have seen with my eyes.

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Judgment on Israel’s Enemies

A declaration: this message from the Lord in the land of Hadrach,[a]
    with Damascus its confederate,[b]
because the eyes of humanity[c] will look to[d] the Lord,
    along with those of[e] all the tribes of Israel.
Also Hamath, which borders on it—
    along with Tyre and Sidon—
        indeed they are very wise.

“Tyre built itself a fortification,
    hoarding silver like dust
        and pure gold like mud in a street.
Look! The Lord will evict her,
    striking at her power in the sea,
        and she will be consumed by fire.
Ashkelon will see it happen and will be terrified;
    Gaza will tremble greatly.
Ekron will be ashamed of her expectations,
    Gaza’s king will perish,
        and Ashkelon will become uninhabited.
A strange people[f] will inhabit Ashdod,
    and I will eliminate the arrogance of Philistia.
I will remove the blood from its mouth,
    along with its abominations from between its teeth.
Its survivors will be dedicated to our God;
    It will be like a clan of Judah,
        and Ekron will be as a Jebusite.[g]
I will set a garrison around my Temple,
    to hinder those who might come and go,
and to guard against oppressors who intend to invade;
    for I have taken note of this with my eyes.”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:1 I.e. a district near Damascus
  2. Zechariah 9:1 Cf. Isa 7:2; or resting place
  3. Zechariah 9:1 Or Aram
  4. Zechariah 9:1 Lit. will be on
  5. Zechariah 9:1 The Heb. lacks those of
  6. Zechariah 9:6 Lit. A bastard
  7. Zechariah 9:7 I.e. a Jerusalemite