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Zechariah 9:1-17 — Judgment on Israel's Enemies; Zion's King

Zech.9.1-17

¹An oracle of the word of Yahweh against the land of Hadrach , and Damascus is its resting place; for the eye of mankind and of all the tribes of Israel is toward Yahweh, ²and also against Hamath, which borders it, and Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise. ³Tyre has built a fortress for herself, and heaped up silver like dust, and fine gold like the mud of the streets. ⁴Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and strike her power into the sea, and she will be consumed by fire. ⁵Ashkelon will see it and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe greatly; and Ekron, for her hope will be put to shame. A king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited. ⁶A mixed race will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. ⁷I will remove his blood from his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he too will be a remnant for our God. He will be like a clan in Judah, and Ekron like a Jebusite. ⁸Then I will encamp at my house as a guard, against anyone marching back and forth, and no oppressor will pass over them anymore; for now I have seen with my own eyes. ⁹Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king comes to you; he is righteous and delivered, humble and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. ¹⁰I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow will be cut off. He will speak peace to the nations; and his dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. ¹¹As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. ¹²Return to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope; even today I declare that I will restore double to you. ¹³For I have bent Judah as my bow, I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will rouse your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and I will make you like the sword of a mighty warrior. ¹⁴Then Yahweh will appear over them, and his arrow will go forth like lightning; and the Lord Yahweh will blow the ram's horn, and will march in the whirlwinds of the South. ¹⁵Yahweh of Armies will defend them; and they will devour and trample down the slingstones; and they will drink and roar as with wine; and they will be filled like sprinkling bowls, like the corners of the altar. ¹⁶Yahweh their God will save them on that day as the flock of his people; for they are like the jewels of a crown, sparkling over his land. ¹⁷For how great is his goodness, and how great is his splendor! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine will make the young women thrive.

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4/11/2026

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