| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1The burden of the word of the LORD Against the land of Hadrach, And Damascus its resting place (For the eyes of men And all the tribes of Israel Are on the LORD); | 1An oracle of the word of the LORD concerning the land of Hadrach, with its focus on Damascus: The eyes of all humanity, especially of the tribes of Israel, are toward the LORD, |
| 2Also against Hamath, which borders on it, And against Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise. | 2as are those of Hamath also, which adjoins Damascus, and Tyre and Sidon, though they consider themselves to be very wise. |
| 3For Tyre built herself a tower, Heaped up silver like the dust, And gold like the mire of the streets. | 3Tyre built herself a fortification and piled up silver like dust and gold like the mud of the streets! |
| 4Behold, the Lord will cast her out; He will destroy her power in the sea, And she will be devoured by fire. | 4Nevertheless the Lord will evict her and shove her fortifications into the sea--she will be consumed by fire. |
| 5Ashkelon shall see it and fear; Gaza also shall be very sorrowful; And Ekron, for He dried up her expectation. The king shall perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon shall not be inhabited. | 5Ashkelon will see and be afraid; Gaza will be in great anguish, as will Ekron, for her hope will have been dried up. Gaza will lose her king, and Ashkelon will no longer be inhabited. |
| 6“A mixed race shall settle in Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. | 6A mongrel people will live in Ashdod, for I will greatly humiliate the Philistines. |
| 7I will take away the blood from his mouth, And the abominations from between his teeth. But he who remains, even he shall be for our God, And shall be like a leader in Judah, And Ekron like a Jebusite. | 7I will take away their abominable religious practices; then those who survive will become a community of believers in our God, like a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites. |
| 8I will camp around My house Because of the army, Because of him who passes by and him who returns. No more shall an oppressor pass through them, For now I have seen with My eyes. | 8Then I will surround my temple to protect it like a guard from anyone crossing back and forth; so no one will cross over against them anymore as an oppressor, for now I myself have seen it. |
| 9“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey. | 9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king is coming to you: he is legitimate and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey--on a young donkey, the foal of a female donkey. |
| 10I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim And the horse from Jerusalem; The battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations; His dominion shall be ‘from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.’ | 10I will remove the chariot from Ephraim and the warhorse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be removed. Then he will announce peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. |
| 11“As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. | 11Moreover, as for you, because of our covenant relationship secured with blood, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit. |
| 12Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you. | 12Return to the stronghold, you prisoners, with hope; today I declare that I will return double what was taken from you. |
| 13For I have bent Judah, My bow, Fitted the bow with Ephraim, And raised up your sons, O Zion, Against your sons, O Greece, And made you like the sword of a mighty man.” | 13I will bend Judah as my bow; I will load the bow with Ephraim, my arrow! I will stir up your sons, Zion, against yours, Greece, and I will make you, Zion, like a warrior's sword. |
| 14Then the LORD will be seen over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will blow the trumpet, And go with whirlwinds from the south. | 14Then the LORD will appear above them, and his arrow will shoot forth like lightning; the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet and will sally forth on the southern storm winds. |
| 15The LORD of hosts will defend them; They shall devour and subdue with slingstones. They shall drink and roar as if with wine; They shall be filled with blood like basins, Like the corners of the altar. | 15The LORD who rules over all will guard them, and they will prevail and overcome with sling stones. Then they will drink, and will become noisy like drunkards, full like the sacrificial basin or like the corners of the altar. |
| 16The LORD their God will save them in that day, As the flock of His people. For they shall be like the jewels of a crown, Lifted like a banner over His land— | 16On that day the LORD their God will deliver them as the flock of his people, for they are the precious stones of a crown sparkling over his land. |
| 17For how great is its goodness And how great its beauty! Grain shall make the young men thrive, And new wine the young women. | 17How precious and fair! Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women. |
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