The 1burden of the word
of the LORD
is against the land
of Hadrach
, with aDamascus
as its resting
place
(for the eyes
of men
, especially of all
the tribes
of Israel
, are toward the LORD
),
And aHamath also
, which borders
on it; bTyre
and cSidon
, 1though
2they are bvery
wise
.
For Tyre built
herself a afortress
And bpiled
up silver
like dust
, And cgold
like the mire
of the streets
.
Behold, the Lord
will adispossess
her And cast
her wealth
into the sea
; And she will be bconsumed
with fire
.
Ashkelon will see
it and be afraid
. Gaza
too will writhe
in great
pain
; Also Ekron
, for her expectation
has been
confounded
. Moreover, the king
will perish
from Gaza
, And Ashkelon
will not be inhabited
.
And a 1mongrel race
will dwell
in aAshdod
, And I will cut
off
the pride
of the Philistines
.
And I will remove their blood
from their mouth
And their detestable
things
from between
their teeth
. Then they also
will be a remnant
for our God
, And be like a 1clan
in Judah
, And Ekron
like a Jebusite
.
But I will camp around My house
1because
of an army
, Because
of ahim who passes
by and returns
; And bno
oppressor
will pass
over
them anymore
, For now
I have seen
with My eyes
.
aRejoice greatly
, O daughter
of Zion
! Shout
in triumph, O daughter
of Jerusalem
! Behold
, your bking
is coming
to you; He is 1 cjust
and dendowed
with salvation
, eHumble
, and mounted
on a donkey
, Even on a fcolt
, the 2foal
of a donkey
.
I will acut off
the chariot
from Ephraim
And the bhorse
from Jerusalem
; And the cbow
of war
will be cut
off
. And He will speak
dpeace
to the nations
; And His edominion
will be from sea
to sea
, And from the 1River
to the ends
of the earth
.
As for you also, because of the ablood
of My covenant
with you, I have set
your bprisoners
free
from the 1waterless
pit
.
Return to the 1 astronghold
, O prisoners
2who have the bhope
; This very
day
I am declaring
that I will restore
cdouble
to you.
For I will abend Judah
1as My bow
, I will fill
the bow
with Ephraim
. And I will stir
up your sons
, O Zion
, against
your sons
, O bGreece
; And I will make
you like a cwarrior's
sword
.
Then the LORD will appear
aover
them, And His barrow
will go
forth
like lightning
; And the Lord
1GOD
will blow
the ctrumpet
, And will march
in the dstorm
winds
of the south
.
aThe LORD of hosts
will defend
them. And they will bdevour
and trample
on the csling
stones
; And they will drink
and be dboisterous
as with wine
; And they will be filled
like a sacrificial basin
, Drenched like the ecorners
of the altar
.
And the LORD their God
will asave
them in that day
As the flock
of His people
; For they are as the stones
of a bcrown
, 1Sparkling
in His land
.
For what 1 acomeliness
and bbeauty
will be 2theirs! Grain
will make the young
men
flourish
, and new
wine
the virgins
.