Judgment on Israel’s Enemies

9 A prophecy:y

The word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrak

and will come to rest on Damascusz—

for the eyes of all people and all the tribes of Israel

are on the Lord—a

2 and on Hamatha too, which borders on it,

and on Tyreb and Sidon,c though they are very skillful.

3 Tyre has built herself a stronghold;

she has heaped up silver like dust,

and gold like the dirt of the streets.d

4 But the Lord will take away her possessions

and destroye her power on the sea,

and she will be consumed by fire.f

5 Ashkelong will see it and fear;

Gaza will writhe in agony,

and Ekron too, for her hope will wither.

Gaza will lose her king

and Ashkelon will be deserted.

6 A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod,

and I will put an endh to the pride of the Philistines.

7 I will take the blood from their mouths,

the forbidden food from between their teeth.

Those who are left will belong to our Godi

and become a clan in Judah,

and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.j

8 But I will encampk at my temple

to guard it against marauding forces.l

Never again will an oppressor overrun my people,

for now I am keeping watch.m