Zechariah 9

Berean Standard Bible

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The Lord pronounces judgment against the lands of Hadrach, Damascus, Hamath, and the shrewd city of Tyre, which will be impoverished and consumed by fire after building strong fortifications and accumulating vast wealth. Neighboring Philistine cities including Ashkelon, Gaza, Ashdod, and Ekron will face fear, agony, and the removal of their kings, though a remnant will remain. Meanwhile, the Lord declares protection over His house against marching armies, and the Daughter of Jerusalem is told her righteous, victorious, and humble King is coming riding on a donkey. This ruler will remove instruments of war, proclaim peace to the nations, and extend His dominion from sea to sea. Prisoners will be released because of the covenant, and the Lord will use Judah and Ephraim as weapons and rouse the sons of Zion against Greece. Finally, the Lord will appear to shield His people, saving them like a flock and causing them to sparkle over the land like jewels while grain and new wine make the young people flourish.

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¹This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place— for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD — ²and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, 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. ⁴Behold, the Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire. ⁵Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited. ⁶A mixed race will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. ⁷I will remove the blood from their mouths and the abominations from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites. ⁸But I will camp around My house because of an army, because of those who march to and fro, and never again will an oppressor overrun My people, for now I keep watch with My own eyes. ⁹Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. ¹⁰And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth. ¹¹As for you, because of the blood of My covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit. ¹²Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore to you double. ¹³For I will bend Judah as My bow and fit it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against the sons of Greece. I will make you like the sword of a mighty man. ¹⁴Then the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south. ¹⁵The LORD of Hosts will shield them. They will destroy and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and roar as with wine. And they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, drenched like the corners of the altar. ¹⁶On that day the LORD their God will save them as the flock of His people; for like jewels in a crown they will sparkle over His land. ¹⁷How lovely they will be, and how beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women.

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