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| 1The 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, | 1A 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-- |
| 2and on Hamath also, which borders on it, Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise. | 2and on Hamath too, which borders on it, and on Tyre and Sidon, though they are very skillful. |
| 3Tyre has built herself a rampart and heaped up silver like dust, and fine gold like the mud of the streets. | 3Tyre has built herself a stronghold; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets. |
| 4But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions and strike down her power on the sea, and she shall be devoured by fire. | 4But the Lord will take away her possessions and destroy her power on the sea, and she will be consumed by fire. |
| 5Ashkelon 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; | 5Ashkelon 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. |
| 6a mixed people shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of Philistia. | 6A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod, and I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines. |
| 7I 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. | 7I 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. |
| 8Then 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. | 8But 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. |
| 9Rejoice 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. | 9Rejoice 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. |
| 10I 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 River to the ends of the earth. | 10I 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 River to the ends of the earth. |
| 11As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. | 11As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit. |
| 12Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double. | 12Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you. |
| 13For 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. | 13I 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. |
| 14Then 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. | 14Then 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, |
| 15The 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. | 15and 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 sprinkling the corners of the altar. |
| 16On 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. | 16The 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. |
| 17For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty! Grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the young women. | 17How attractive and beautiful they will be! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women. |
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