Zechariah - Chapter 9 | New King James Version

  • 1. 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. Also against Hamath, which borders on it, And against Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
  • 3. For Tyre built herself a tower, Heaped up silver like the dust, And gold like the mire of the streets.
  • 4. Behold, the Lord will cast her out; He will destroy her power in the sea, And she will be devoured by fire.
  • 5. 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 mixed race shall settle in Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
  • 7. 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. 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.
  • 9. "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. 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.'*
  • 11. "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 stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you.
  • 13. 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. 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. 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. 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. For how great is its* goodness And how great its+ beauty! Grain shall make the young men thrive, And new wine the young women.
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