Judgment of Zion’s Enemies
1 An Oracle
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Tyre has built herself a fortress;
she has heaped up silver like dust
and gold like the dirt of the streets.
4 she has heaped up silver like dust
and gold like the dirt of the streets.
Listen! The Lord will impoverish her
and cast her wealth into the sea;
she herself will be consumed by fire.(E)
5 and cast her wealth into the sea;
she herself will be consumed by fire.(E)
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.
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8 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.
I will set up camp at My house against an army,(b)
against those who march back and forth,
and no oppressor will march against them again,
for now I have seen with My own eyes.
against those who march back and forth,
and no oppressor will march against them again,
for now I have seen with My own eyes.
The Coming of Zion’s King
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I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and the horse from Jerusalem.
The bow of war will be removed,
and He will proclaim peace to the nations.
His dominion will extend from sea to sea,
from the Euphrates River
to the ends of the earth.(J)
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12 and the horse from Jerusalem.
The bow of war will be removed,
and He will proclaim peace to the nations.
His dominion will extend from sea to sea,
from the Euphrates River
to the ends of the earth.(J)
Return to a stronghold,
you prisoners who have hope;
today I declare that I will restore double to you.(M)
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14 you prisoners who have hope;
today I declare that I will restore double to you.(M)
Then the Lord will appear over them,
and His arrow will fly like lightning.
The Lord God will sound the trumpet
and advance with the southern storms.(O)
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17 and His arrow will fly like lightning.
The Lord God will sound the trumpet
and advance with the southern storms.(O)
How lovely and beautiful they will be!
Grain will make the young men flourish,
and new wine, the young women.
Grain will make the young men flourish,
and new wine, the young women.
Footnotes:
a.
Zechariah 9:1: Or eyes of the Lord are on mankind—
b.
Zechariah 9:8: Or house as a guard
c.
Zechariah 9:9: Or and has salvation
d.
Zechariah 9:13: Lit Javan