Zec 9 | NASB1995 | STEP | The burden of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach , with Damascus as its resting place ( for the eyes of men , especially of all the tribes of Israel , are toward the Lord ),

Zechariah 9

Prophecies against Neighboring Nations

1 The ^{▼▼ Or oracle}burden of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach, with ^bDamascus as its resting place (for the eyes of men, especially of all the tribes of Israel, are toward the Lord), 2 And ^cHamath also, which borders on it;
^dTyre and ^eSidon, ^{▼▼ Or because}though ^{▼▼ I.e. they think they are}they are ^hvery wise.
3 For Tyre built herself a ⁱfortress
And ^jpiled up silver like dust,
And ^kgold like the mire of the streets.
4 Behold, the Lord will ^ldispossess her
And cast her wealth into the sea;
And she will be ^mconsumed with fire.
5 Ashkelon will see it and be afraid.
Gaza too will writhe in great pain;
Also Ekron, for her expectation has been confounded.
Moreover, the king will perish from Gaza,
And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
6 And a ^{▼▼ Lit bastard will}mongrel race will dwell in ^oAshdod,
And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
7 And I will remove their blood from their mouth
And their detestable things from between their teeth.
Then they also will be a remnant for our God,
And be like a ^{▼▼ Or chief}clan in Judah,
And Ekron like a Jebusite.
8 But I will camp around My house ^{▼▼ Or as a guard, so that none will go back and forth}because of an army,
Because of ^rhim who passes by and returns;
And ^sno oppressor will pass over them anymore,
For now I have seen with My eyes.
9 ^tRejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your ^uking is coming to you;
He is ^{▼▼ Or vindicated and victorious
,} ^wjust and ^xendowed with salvation,
^yHumble, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a ^zcolt, the ^{▼▼ Lit son of a female donkey}foal of a donkey.
10 I will ^abcut off the chariot from Ephraim
And the ^achorse from Jerusalem;
And the ^adbow of war will be cut off.
And He will speak ^aepeace to the nations;
And His ^afdominion will be from sea to sea,
And from the ^{▼▼ I.e. Euphrates}River to the ends of the earth.

Deliverance of Judah and Ephraim

11 As for you also, because of the ^ahblood of My covenant with you,
I have set your ^aiprisoners free from the ^{▼▼ Lit cistern in which there is no water}waterless pit.
12 Return to the ^{▼▼ Or Stronghold
,} ^alstronghold, O prisoners ^{▼▼ Lit of the hope}who have the ^anhope;
This very day I am declaring that I will restore ^aodouble to you.
13 For I will ^apbend Judah ^{▼▼ Lit for Me}as My bow,
I will fill the bow with Ephraim.
And I will stir up your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O ^arGreece;
And I will make you like a ^aswarrior’s sword.
14 Then the Lord will appear ^atover them,
And His ^auarrow will go forth like lightning;
And the Lord ^{▼▼ Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord}God will blow the ^awtrumpet,
And will march in the ^axstorm winds of the south.
15 ^ayThe Lord of hosts will defend them.
And they will ^azdevour and trample on the ^basling stones;
And they will drink and be ^bbboisterous as with wine;
And they will be filled like a sacrificial basin,
Drenched like the ^bccorners of the altar.
16 And the Lord their God will ^bdsave them in that day
As the flock of His people;
For they are as the stones of a ^becrown,
^{▼▼ Or Displayed over}Sparkling in His land.
17 For what ^{▼▼ Lit goodness
,} ^bhcomeliness and ^bibeauty will be ^{▼▼ Lit his}theirs!
Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.