1The burden of the word of Jehovah upon the land of Hadrach , and Damascus shall be its resting-place ( for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Jehovah ); 2and Hamath , also , which bordereth thereon; Tyre and Sidon , because they are very wise . 3And Tyre did build herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver as the dust , and fine gold as the mire of the streets . 4Behold , the Lord will dispossess her , and he will smite her power in the sea ; and she shall be devoured with fire. 5Ashkelon shall see it , and fear ; Gaza also , and shall be sore pained ; and Ekron , for her expectation shall be put to shame; and the king shall perish from Gaza , and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited . 6And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines . 7And I will take away his blood out of his mouth , and his abominations from between his teeth ; and he also shall be a remnant for our God; and he shall be as a chieftain in Judah , and Ekron as a Jebusite . 8And I will encamp about my house against the army , that none pass through or return ; and no oppressor shall pass through them any more : for now have I seen with mine eyes .
The King’s Arrival
9Rejoice 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 , even upon a colt the foal of an ass . 10And 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 nations : and his dominion shall be from sea to sea , and from the River to the ends of the earth.
Restoration and Blessing
11As for thee also , because of the blood of thy covenant I have set free thy prisoners from the pit wherein is no water . 12Turn you to the stronghold , ye prisoners of hope : even to-day do I declare that I will render double unto thee . 13For I have bent Judah for me , I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up thy sons , O Zion , against thy sons , O Greece , and will make thee as the sword of a mighty man . 14And Jehovah shall be seen over them ; and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning ; and the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet , and will go with whirlwinds of the south . 15Jehovah of hosts will defend them ; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink , and make a noise as through wine ; and they shall be filled like bowls , like the corners of the altar . 16And Jehovah their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people ; for they shall be as the stones of a crown , lifted on high over his land. 17For how great is his goodness , and how great is his beauty ! grain shall make the young men flourish , and new wine the virgins .