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Judgment on Israel’s Enemies

A prophecy:
The word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrak
and will come to rest on Damascus —
for the eyes of all people and all the tribes of Israel
are on the Lord — a

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Judgment on Israel’s Enemies

The oracle of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach
and Damascus is its resting place.
For the Lord has an eye on mankind
and on all the tribes of Israel,a

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and on Hamath too, which borders on it,
and on Tyre and Sidon, though they are very skillful.

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and on Hamath also, which borders on it,
Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.

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Tyre has built herself a stronghold;
she has heaped up silver like dust,
and gold like the dirt of the streets.

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Tyre has built herself a rampart
and heaped up silver like dust,
and fine gold like the mud of the streets.

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But the Lord will take away her possessions
and destroy her power on the sea,
and she will be consumed by fire.

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But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions
and strike down her power on the sea,
and she shall be devoured by fire.

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Ashkelon will see it and fear;
Gaza will writhe in agony,
and Ekron too, for her hope will wither.
Gaza will lose her king
and Ashkelon will be deserted.

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Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid;
Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish;
Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded.
The king shall perish from Gaza;
Ashkelon shall be uninhabited;

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A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod,
and I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines.

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a mixed peopleb shall dwell in Ashdod,
and I will cut off the pride of Philistia.

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I will take the blood from their mouths,
the forbidden food from between their teeth.
Those who are left will belong to our God
and become a clan in Judah,
and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

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I will take away its blood from its mouth,
and its abominations from between its teeth;
it too shall be a remnant for our God;
it shall be like a clan in Judah,
and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.

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But I will encamp at my temple
to guard it against marauding forces.
Never again will an oppressor overrun my people,
for now I am keeping watch.

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Then I will encamp at my house as a guard,
so that none shall march to and fro;
no oppressor shall again march over them,
for now I see with my own eyes.

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The Coming of Zion’s King

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!
Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,
righteous and victorious,
lowly and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

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The Coming King of Zion

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

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I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
and the warhorses from Jerusalem,
and the battle bow will be broken.
He will proclaim peace to the nations.
His rule will extend from sea to sea
and from the Riverb to the ends of the earth.

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I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
and he shall speak peace to the nations;
his rule shall be from sea to sea,
and from the Riverc to the ends of the earth.

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As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.

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As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.

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Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope;
even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.

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Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
today I declare that I will restore to you double.

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I will bend Judah as I bend my bow
and fill it with Ephraim.
I will rouse your sons, Zion,
against your sons, Greece,
and make you like a warrior’s sword.

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For I have bent Judah as my bow;
I have made Ephraim its arrow.
I will stir up your sons, O Zion,
against your sons, O Greece,
and wield you like a warrior’s sword.

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The Lord Will Appear

Then the Lord will appear over them;
his arrow will flash like lightning.
The Sovereign Lord will sound the trumpet;
he will march in the storms of the south,

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The Lord Will Save His People

Then the Lord will appear over them,
and his arrow will go forth like lightning;
the Lord God will sound the trumpet
and will march forth in the whirlwinds of the south.

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and the Lord Almighty will shield them.
They will destroy
and overcome with slingstones.
They will drink and roar as with wine;
they will be full like a bowl
used for sprinklingc the corners of the altar.

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The Lord of hosts will protect them,
and they shall devour, and tread down the sling stones,
and they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
and be full like a bowl,
drenched like the corners of the altar.

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The Lord their God will save his people on that day
as a shepherd saves his flock.
They will sparkle in his land
like jewels in a crown.

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On that day the Lord their God will save them,
as the flock of his people;
for like the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.

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How attractive and beautiful they will be!
Grain will make the young men thrive,
and new wine the young women.

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For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty!
Grain shall make the young men flourish,
and new wine the young women.

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Zechariah 9

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