1 ¶ The burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and of Damascus, his rest, because the eyes of the men and of all the tribes of Israel are turned toward the LORD.

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 Hamath also shall come to an end in her; Tyre, and Zidon, though it be very wise.

Also against Hamath, which borders on it, And against Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.

3 A nd Tyre built herself a stronghold and 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 impoverish 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 it and fear; Gaza also shall see it and be very sorrowful, and Ekron for her hope shall be confounded; and the king shall perish from Gaza, 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 stranger 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 some of them shall remain for our God, and they shall be as captains in Judah, and Ekron as the 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 be the defence and firm support to my house from him that comes and goes; and no oppressor shall pass through them any more, for now I have seen with my 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 ¶ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout with joy, O daughter of Jerusalem; behold, thy King shall come unto thee: just, and a saviour; humble, 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 broken and he shall speak peace unto the Gentiles; and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even 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 have taken thy prisoners out of the pit in which there 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 ¶ Return to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope; even today I declare that 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 as a bow, and I made Ephraim his arrow, and I will raise up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and make thee as 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 the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the shofar and shall go forth as the 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 T he LORD of the hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink and make a noise as though drunk with wine; and they shall be filled like bowls and as 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 the LORD their God shall save them in that day as a flock of his people, for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign 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! The wheat shall make the young men cheerful, and the wine the maids.

For how great is its goodness And how great its beauty! Grain shall make the young men thrive, And new wine the young women.