¹ The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus will be the rest of it: when the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, will be toward the LORD. ² And Hamath also will border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, even though it be very wise. ³ And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets. ⁴ See, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite her power in the sea; and she will be devoured with fire. ⁵ Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also will see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation will be ashamed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited. ⁶ And a bastard will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. ⁷ And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remains, even he, will be for our God, and he will be as a governor in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite. ⁸ And I will encamp about my house because of the army, because of him that passes by, and because of him that returns: and no oppressor will pass through them any more: for now have I seen with my eyes. ⁹ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: see, your King comes to you: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on an ass, and on a colt the foal of an ass. ¹⁰ And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be cut off: and he will speak peace to the heathen: and his dominion will be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth. ¹¹ As for you also, by the blood of your covenant I have sent forward your prisoners out of the pit in which is no water. ¹² Turn you to the strong hold, you prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double to you; ¹³ When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and made you as the sword of a mighty man. ¹⁴ And the LORD will be seen over them, and his arrow will go forward as the lightning: and the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south. ¹⁵ The LORD of hosts will defend them; and they will devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they will drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they will be filled like bowls, and as the corners of the altar. ¹⁶ And the LORD their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people: for they will be as the stones of a crown, lifted up as an ensign on his land. ¹⁷ For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn will make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.