OTNT

Zech 9


9:1 The word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach and will rest upon Damascus–for the eyes of men and all the tribes of Israel are on the LORD–

9:2 and upon Hamath too, which borders on it, and upon Tyre and Sidon, though they are very skillful.

9:3 Tyre has built herself a stronghold; she has heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the dirt of the streets.

9:4 But the Lord will take away her possessions and destroy her power on the sea, and she will be consumed by fire.

9:5 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.

9:6 Foreigners will occupy Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

9:7 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 leaders in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.

9:8 But I will defend my house against marauding forces. Never again will an oppressor overrun my people, for now I am keeping watch.

9:9 Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout, Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and having salvation, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

9:10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim and the war-horses 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.

9:11 As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.

9:12 Return to your fortress, O prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.

9:13 I will bend Judah as I bend my bow and fill it with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, O Zion, against your sons, O Greece, and make you like a warrior’s sword.

9:14 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,

9:15 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 sprinkling the corners of the altar.

9:16 The LORD their God will save them on that day as the flock of his people. They will sparkle in his land like jewels in a crown.

9:17 How attractive and beautiful they will be! Grain will make the young men thrive, and new wine the young women.

9:1 The burden of the word of Jehovah against the land of Hadrach, / And Damascus will be its resting place / (For Jehovah has an eye on man, / Especially on the tribes of Israel),

9:2 And Hamath also, which borders on it; / Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.

9:3 For Tyre built herself a stronghold / And heaped up silver like dust / And gold like the mire of the streets.

9:4 The Lord is about to take possession of her, / And He will strike her might in the sea, / And she will be consumed with fire.

9:5 Ashkelon will see it and be afraid; / Gaza also, and it will writhe much in anguish; / And Ekron, for her expectation will have been confounded. / And the king will perish from Gaza, / And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

9:6 And a mixed race will dwell in Ashdod, / And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

9:7 And I will remove his blood from his mouth / And his detestable things from between his teeth; / And he also will remain unto our God; / And he will be like a leader in Judah, / And Ekron will be like a Jebusite.

9:8 And I will encamp around My house because of an army, / Because of him who passes by and returns; / And no oppressor will pass over them anymore; / For now I see with My eyes.

9:9 Exult greatly, O daughter of Zion; / Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! / Now your King comes to you. / He is righteous and bears salvation, / Lowly and riding upon a donkey, / Even upon a colt, the foal of a donkey,

9:10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim / And the horse from Jerusalem, / And the battle bow will be cut off; / And He will speak peace unto the nations, / And His dominion will be from sea to sea / And from the River unto the ends of the earth.

9:11 As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, / I have released your captives from the pit, where there is no water.

9:12 Turn to the stronghold, O prisoners with hope. / This very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you.

9:13 For I will bend Judah for Myself, / And I will fill a bow with Ephraim; / And I will stir up your sons, O Zion, / Against your sons, O Javan; / And I will make you like a warrior’s sword.

9:14 And Jehovah will appear above them, / And His arrow will go forth like lightning; / And the Lord Jehovah will blow the trumpet, / And He will go in the whirlwinds of the south.

9:15 Jehovah of hosts will defend them; / And they will devour and trample the sling stones. / And they will drink; they will be noisy as if with wine; / And they will be filled like a sacrificial basin, / Like the corners of the altar.

9:16 And Jehovah their God will save them in that day as the flock of His people, / For they will be like the stones of a crown, sparkling in His land.

9:17 For how great is their goodness, and how great their beauty! / Grain will make the young men flourish, / And new wine, the virgins.