Zechariah 9:1-7 ▼

1 An Oracle The word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach, and Damascus is its resting place— for the eyes of men and all the tribes of Israel are on the LORD—

2 and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.

3 Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust and gold like the dirt of the streets.

4 Listen! The Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea; she herself will be consumed by fire.

5 Ashkelon will see it and be afraid; Gaza too, and will writhe in great pain, as will Ekron, for her hope will fail. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will become uninhabited.

6 A mongrel people will live in Ashdod, and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines.

7 I will remove the blood from their mouths and the detestable things from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah and Ekron like the Jebusites.