Zechariah 9:1-8
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Judgment of Zion’s Enemies
9 An Oracle
The word of the Lord
is against the land of Hadrach,
and Damascus(A) is its resting place—
for the eyes of men
and all the tribes of Israel
are on the Lord[a]—
2 and also against Hamath,(B) which borders it,
as well as Tyre(C) and Sidon,(D)
though they are very shrewd.
3 Tyre has built herself a fortress;
she has heaped up silver like dust
and gold like the dirt of the streets.
4 Listen! The Lord will impoverish her
and cast her wealth into the sea;
she herself will be consumed by fire.(E)
5 Ashkelon will see it and be afraid;
Gaza too, and will writhe in great pain,
as will Ekron, for her hope will fail.
There will cease to be a king in Gaza,
and Ashkelon will become uninhabited.
6 A mongrel people will live in Ashdod,
and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.(F)
7 I will remove the blood from their mouths
and the detestable things(G)
from between their teeth.
Then they too will become a remnant for our God;
they will become like a clan in Judah
and Ekron like the Jebusites.(H)
8 I will set up camp at My house against an army,[b]
against those who march back and forth,
and no oppressor will march against them again,
for now I have seen with My own eyes.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:1 Or eyes of the Lord are on mankind—
- Zechariah 9:8 Or house as a guard
Zechariah 9:1-8
International Standard Version
Judgment on Israel’s Enemies
9 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.
2 Also Hamath, which borders on it—
along with Tyre and Sidon—
indeed they are very wise.
3 “Tyre built itself a fortification,
hoarding silver like dust
and pure gold like mud in a street.
4 Look! The Lord will evict her,
striking at her power in the sea,
and she will be consumed by fire.
5 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.
6 A strange people[f] will inhabit Ashdod,
and I will eliminate the arrogance of Philistia.
7 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]
8 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.”
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:1 I.e. a district near Damascus
- Zechariah 9:1 Cf. Isa 7:2; or resting place
- Zechariah 9:1 Or Aram
- Zechariah 9:1 Lit. will be on
- Zechariah 9:1 The Heb. lacks those of
- Zechariah 9:6 Lit. A bastard
- Zechariah 9:7 I.e. a Jerusalemite
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