Zechariah 9:1–8

*aThe burden of the word of the Lord in the land of bHadrach,

And cDamascus shall be the rest thereof:

When dthe eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the Lord.

2  And eHamath also shall border thereby;

fgTyrus, and fhZidon, though iit be very wise.

3  And Tyrus did build herself ka strong hold,

And lheaped up silver as the dust,

And mfine gold nas the mire of the streets.

4  Behold, the Lord will ocast her out,

And he will smite pher power in the sea;

And qshe shall be devoured with fire.

5  rAshkelon shall see it, and fear;

rGaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful,

And rEkron; for her expectation rrshall be ashamed;

And the king shall perish from Gaza,

And Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

6  And sa bastard shall dwell in tAshdod,

And I will cut off the pride of tthe Philistines.

7  And I will take away uhis †blood out of his mouth,

And his abominations from between his teeth:

But he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God,

And he shall be as va governor in Judah,

And wEkron as xa Jebusite.

8  And yI will encamp about mine house because of the army,

Because of zhim that passeth by, and because of zhim that returneth:

And ano boppressor shall pass through them any more:

For now chave I seen with mine eyes.