^{1 Ref} An oracle. The word of Yahweh is against the land of Hadrach, And will rest upon Damascus; For the eye of man And of all the tribes of Israel is toward Yahweh;

^{2 Ref} And Hamath, also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.

^{3 Ref} Tyre built herself a stronghold, And heaped up silver like the dust, And fine gold like the mire of the streets.

^{4 Ref} Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, And he will strike her power in the sea; And she will be devoured with fire.

^{5 Ref} Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; As will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; And the king will perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

^{6 Ref} Foriegners will dwell in Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

^{7 Ref} I will take away his blood out of his mouth, And his abominations from between his teeth; And he also will be a remnant for our God; And he will be as a chieftain in Judah, And Ekron as a Jebusite.

^{8 Ref} I will encamp around my house against the army, That none pass through or return; And no oppressor will pass through them any more: For now I have seen with my eyes.

^{9 Ref} Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; Lowly, and riding on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

^{10 Ref} I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, And the horse from Jerusalem; And the battle bow will be cut off; And he will speak peace to the nations: And his dominion will be from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.

^{11 Ref} As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I have set free your prisoners from the pit in which is no water.

^{12 Ref} Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.

^{13 Ref} For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me. I have filled the bow with Ephraim; And I will stir up your sons, Zion, Against your sons, Greece, And will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

^{14 Ref} Yahweh will be seen over them; And his arrow will go flash like lightning; And the Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet, And will go with whirlwinds of the south.

^{15 Ref} Yahweh of Hosts will defend them; And they will destroy and overcome with sling-stones; And they will drink, and roar as through wine; And they will be filled like bowls, Like the corners of the altar.

^{16 Ref} Yahweh their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people; For they are like the jewels of a crown, Lifted on high over his land.

^{17 Ref} For how great is his goodness, And how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, And new wine the virgins.

^{1 Ref} The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be the rest thereof: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.

^{2 Ref} And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.

^{3 Ref} And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

^{4 Ref} Behold, the LORD will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

^{5 Ref} Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

^{6 Ref} And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

^{7 Ref} And I will take away his 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 a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

^{8 Ref} And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

^{9 Ref} Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

^{10 Ref} And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.

^{11 Ref} As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

^{12 Ref} Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;

^{13 Ref} When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.

^{14 Ref} And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the LORD God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

^{15 Ref} The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar.

^{16 Ref} And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.

^{17 Ref} For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.

^{1 Ref} A word of the Lord: The Lord has come to the land of Hadrach, and Damascus is his resting-place: for the towns of Aram are the Lord's,

^{2 Ref} As well as Hamath, which is by its limit, and Tyre and Zidon, because they are very wise.

^{3 Ref} And Tyre made for herself a strong place, and got together silver like dust and the best gold like the earth of the streets.

^{4 Ref} See, the Lord will take away her heritage, overturning her power in the sea; and she will be burned up with fire.

^{5 Ref} Ashkelon will see it with fear, and Gaza, bent with pain; and Ekron, for her hope will be shamed: and the king will be cut off from Gaza, and Ashkelon will be unpeopled.

^{6 Ref} And a mixed people will be living in Ashdod, and I will have the pride of the Philistines cut off.

^{7 Ref} And I will take away his blood from his mouth, and his disgusting things from between his teeth; and some of his people will be kept for our God: and he will be as a family in Judah, and Ekron as one living in Jerusalem.

^{8 Ref} And I will put my forces in position round my house, so that there may be no coming and going: and no cruel master will again go through them: for now I have seen his trouble.

^{9 Ref} Be full of joy, O daughter of Zion; give a glad cry, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your king comes to you: he is upright and has overcome; gentle and seated on an ass, on a young ass.

^{10 Ref} And he will have the war-carriage cut off from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be cut off: and he will say words of peace to the nations: and his rule will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

^{11 Ref} And as for you, because of the blood of your agreement, I have sent out your prisoners from the deep hole in which there is no water.

^{12 Ref} And they will come back to you, O daughter of Zion, as prisoners of hope: today I say to you that I will give you back twice as much;

^{13 Ref} For I have made Judah a bow bent for my use, I have made Ephraim the arrows of the bow; I will make your sons, O Zion, take up arms against your sons, O Greece, and will make you like the sword of a man of war.

^{14 Ref} And the Lord will be seen over them, and his arrow will go out like the thunder-flame: and the Lord God, sounding the war-horn, will go in the storm-winds of the South.

^{15 Ref} The Lord of armies will be a cover for them; and they will overcome, crushing under foot the armed men; they will take their blood for drink like wine: they will be full like the sides of the altar.

^{16 Ref} And the Lord their God will be their saviour in that day, giving them food like the flock of his people: for they will be like the jewels of a crown shining over his land.

^{17 Ref} For how good it is and how beautiful! grain will make the young men strong and new wine the virgins.