1 T he burden of the word of Jehovah, in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall it rest; (for Jehovah hath an eye upon men, and upon all the tribes of Israel;)

The burden or oracle (the thing to be lifted up) of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach, and Damascus shall be its resting place, for the Lord has an eye upon mankind as upon all the tribes of Israel,

2 a nd also Hamath bordereth thereon; on Tyre and Zidon, though she be very wise.

And Hamath also, which borders on, Tyre with Sidon, though they are very wise.

3 A nd Tyre hath built herself a stronghold, and hath heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

And Tyre has built herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver like dust and fine gold like the mire of the streets.

4 B ehold, the Lord will take possession of her, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

Behold, the Lord will cast her out and dispossess her; He will smite her power in the sea and into it and shall be devoured by fire.

5 A shkelon shall see, and fear; Gazah also, and she shall be greatly pained; Ekron also, for her expectation shall be put to shame: and the king shall perish from Gazah, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

shall see it and fear; Ashkelon, Gaza also, and be sorely pained, and Ekron, for her confidence and expectation shall be put to shame, and a king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

6 A nd a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines;

And a mongrel people shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines.

7 a nd I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; but he that remaineth, he also shall belong to our God, and shall be as a leader in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

And I will take out of mouths and from between their teeth the abominable idolatrous sacrifices eaten with the blood. And they too shall remain and be a remnant for our God, and they shall be like chieftains (the head over a thousand) in Judah, and Ekron shall be like one of the Jebusites.

8 A nd I will encamp about my house because of the army, because of those that pass by and that return; and the exactor shall not pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes.

Then I will encamp about My house as a guard or a garrison so that none shall march back and forth, and no oppressor or demanding collector shall again overrun them, for now My eyes are upon them.

9 R ejoice greatly, daughter of Zion; shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly and rIding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.

Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O Daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King comes to you; He is just and having salvation, patient, meek, lowly, and riding on a donkey, upon a colt, the foal of a donkey.

10 A nd 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.

And I will cut off and exterminate the war chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off; and He shall speak the word and peace shall come to the nations, and His dominion shall be from the Sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth!

11 A s for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant, I will send forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

As for you also, because of and for the sake of the covenant blood, I have released and sent forth your imprisoned people out of the waterless pit.

12 T urn again to the stronghold, prisoners of hope! even to-day do I declare I will render double unto thee.

Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope; even today do I declare that I will restore double your former prosperity to you.

13 F or I have bent Judah for me, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will raise up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and make thee like the sword of a mighty man.

For I have bent Judah for Myself as My bow, filled the bow with Ephraim as My arrow, and will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and will make you as the sword of a mighty man.

14 A nd 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 march with whirlwinds of the south.

And the Lord shall be seen over them and His arrow shall go forth as the lightning, and the Lord God will blow the trumpet and will go forth in the windstorms of the south.

15 J ehovah of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, make a noise as from wine; and they shall be filled like a bowl, like the corners of the altar.

The Lord of hosts shall defend and protect them; and they shall devour and they shall tread on as on slingstones, and they shall drink and be noisy and turbulent as from wine and become full like bowls, like the corners of the altar.

16 A nd Jehovah their God shall save them in that day as the flock of his people; for the stones of a crown, lifted up upon his land.

And the Lord their God will save them on that day as the flock of His people, for they shall be as the jewels of a crown, lifted high over and shining glitteringly upon His land.

17 F or how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maidens.

For how great is God’s goodness and how great is His beauty! And how great goodliness and beauty! Grain shall make the young men thrive and fresh wine the maidens.