Zechariah 9:1–8

Judgment on Israel’s Enemies

9The oracle of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach

and ^gDamascus is its resting place.

For the Lord has an eye on mankind

and on all the tribes of Israel,¹

^2hand on Hamath also, which borders on it,

ⁱTyre and ⁱSidon, though ^jthey are very wise.

³Tyre has built herself ^ka rampart

and ^lheaped up silver like dust,

and fine gold like the mud of the streets.

⁴But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions

and strike down ^mher power on the sea,

and ⁿshe shall be devoured by fire.

^5oAshkelon shall see it, and be afraid;

Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish;

Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded.

The king shall perish from Gaza;

Ashkelon shall be uninhabited;

^6pa mixed people² shall dwell in Ashdod,

and I will cut off the pride of Philistia.

⁷I will take away ^qits blood from its mouth,

and ^rits abominations from between its teeth;

^sit too shall be a remnant for our God;

it shall be like ^ta clan in Judah,

and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.

⁸Then ^uI will encamp at my house as a guard,

^vso that none shall march to and fro;

^wno oppressor shall again march over them,

^xfor now I see with my own eyes.