Zechariah 9:1–8

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,

²and also Hamath, which borders on it;

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

³Tyre has built a fortification for itself,^c

and it heaped up silver like dust,

and gold like the mud of the streets.

⁴Look! The Lord will drive it^d out

and will hurl its^e outer ramparts into the sea,

and it^f will be consumed by fire.

⁵Ashkelon 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.

⁶A mongrel people^h will dwell in Ashdod,

and I will cut down the pride of the Philistines.

⁷I will remove itsⁱ blood from its^j mouth,

and its^k abominations from between its^l teeth.

And it^m too will be a remnant for our God;

and itⁿ will be like a tribal chief^o in Judah,

and Ekron will be like the Jebusite.

⁸But I will encamp at my temple^p 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.