Zechariah 9:1–8

Judgment of Zion’s Enemies

9An Oracle

The word of the Lord

is against the land of Hadrach,

and Damascus ^jis its resting place—

for the eyes of men

and all the tribes of Israel

are on the Lord ^k—

²and also against Hamath, ^lwhich borders it,

as well as Tyre ^mand Sidon, ⁿ

though they are very shrewd.

³Tyre has built herself a fortress;

she has heaped up silver like dust

and gold like the dirt of the streets.

⁴Listen! The Lord will impoverish her

and cast her wealth into the sea;

she herself will be consumed by fire. ^o

⁵Ashkelon 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.

⁶A mongrel people will live in Ashdod,

and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines. ^p

⁷I will remove the blood from their mouths

and the detestable things ^q

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. ^r

⁸I will set up camp at My house against an army, ^s

against those who march back and forth,

and no oppressor will march against them again,

for now I have seen with My own eyes.