¶ The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of Hadrach, and Damascus² shall be the rest³ thereof: when⁴ the eyes of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, shall be toward the LORD.

And Hamath⁵ also shall border thereby; Tyrus⁶, and Zidon⁷, though it be⁸ very wise.

And Tyrus did build⁹ herself a strong hold, and heaped¹⁰ up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

Behold, the Lord¹¹ will cast her out, and he will¹² smite her power in the sea; and she shall¹³ be devoured with fire.

Ashkelon¹⁴ shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be¹⁵ very sorrowful, and Ekron; for¹⁶ her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

¹⁷And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

And I will¹⁸ take away his blood¹⁹ out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth, even he, shall be for our God, and he shall be as a governor²⁰ in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite²¹.

And I will²² encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by²³, and because of him that returneth: and no²⁴ oppressor shall pass through them any more: for²⁵ now have I seen with mine eyes.

¶ Rejoice²⁶ greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold,²⁷ thy King cometh unto thee: he is²⁸ just, and having salvation²⁹; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.

¶ And I will³⁰ cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle³¹ bow shall be cut off: and he shall³² speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion³³ shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river³⁴ even to the ends of the earth.

As³⁵ for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant³⁶ I have³⁷ sent forth thy prisoners out³⁸ of the pit wherein is no water.

¶ Turn³⁹ you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even⁴⁰ to day do I declare that I will⁴¹ render double unto thee;

When I have bent⁴² Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised⁴³ up thy sons, O Zion, against⁴⁴ thy sons, O Greece, and made⁴⁵ thee as the sword of a mighty man.

And the LORD shall be seen⁴⁶ over them, and his⁴⁷ arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow⁴⁸ the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds⁴⁹ of the south.

The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour⁵⁰, and subdue⁵¹ with sling stones⁵²; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls⁵³, and as the corners⁵⁴ of the altar.

And the LORD their God shall save⁵⁵ them in that day as⁵⁶ the flock of his people: for they shall be as the stones of a crown, lifted⁵⁷ up as an ensign upon his land.

For how great is his goodness⁵⁸, and how great is his beauty⁵⁹! corn⁶⁰ shall make the young men cheerful⁶¹, and new wine the maids.