An oracle. The word of Yahweh is against the land of Hadrach,

and Damascus is its resting place.

For to Yahweh belongs the eye of humankind,a

and all the tribes of Israel,

2 and also Hamath, which borders on it;

Tyre and Sidon—yes, they are very wise!b

3 Tyre has built a fortification for itself,c

and it heaped up silver like dust,

and gold like the mud of the streets.

4 Look! The Lord will drive itd out

and will hurl itse outer ramparts into the sea,

and itf will be consumed by fire.

5 Ashkelon will see and will be afraid,

and Gaza will writhe exceedingly,

and Ekron also, because its hope is ruined.g

And the king from Gaza will perish,

and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

6 A mongrel peopleh will dwell in Ashdod,

and I will cut down the pride of the Philistines.

7 I will remove itsi blood from itsj mouth,

and itsk abominations from between itsl teeth.

And itm too will be a remnant for our God;

and itn will be like a tribal chiefo in Judah,

and Ekron will be like the Jebusite.

8 But I will encamp at my templep like a guard,

against those crossing through and returning;

no oppressor will cross through them again,

for now I have seen with my own eyes.