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 of the word of the Lord Against the land of Hadrach, And Damascus its resting place (For the eyes of men And all the tribes of Israel Are on the Lord );

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

Also against Hamath, which borders on it, And against Tyre and 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.

For Tyre built herself a tower, Heaped up silver like the dust, And 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; He will destroy her power in the sea, And she will 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.

Ashkelon shall see it and fear; Gaza also shall be very sorrowful; And Ekron, for He dried up her expectation. The 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;

“A mixed race shall settle in Ashdod, And I will cut off 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.

I will take away the blood from his mouth, And the abominations from between his teeth. But he who remains, even he shall be for our God, And shall be like a leader in Judah, And Ekron like a Jebusite.

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.

I will camp around My house Because of the army, Because of him who passes by and him who returns. No more shall an oppressor pass through them, For now I have seen with My eyes. The Coming King

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, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, 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.

I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim And the horse from Jerusalem; The battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations; His dominion shall be ‘from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.’ God Will Save His People

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 the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from 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 I declare That I will restore double 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, My bow, Fitted the bow with Ephraim, And raised up your sons, O Zion, Against your sons, O Greece, And made you like 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.

Then the Lord will be seen over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord God will blow the trumpet, And go with whirlwinds from 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 will defend them; They shall devour and subdue with slingstones. They shall drink and roar as if with wine; They shall be filled with blood like basins, 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.

The Lord their God will save them in that day, As the flock of His people. For they shall be like the jewels of a crown, Lifted like a banner over 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 its goodness And how great its beauty! Grain shall make the young men thrive, And new wine the young women.