Prophecies against Neighboring Nations

1The pronouncement of the word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach, with Damascus as its resting place (for the eyes of mankind, especially of all the tribes of Israel, are toward the LORD),

2And Hamath also, which borders on it;

Tyre and Sidon, [a]though [b]they are very wise.

3For Tyre built herself a fortress,

And piled up silver like dust,

And gold like the mud of the streets.

4Behold, the Lord will dispossess her

And throw her wealth into the sea;

And she will be consumed with fire.

5Ashkelon will see it and be afraid.

Gaza too will writhe in great pain;

Also Ekron, because her hope has been ruined.

Moreover, the king will perish from Gaza,

And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

6And a people of mixed origins will live in Ashdod,

And I will eliminate the pride of the Philistines.

7And 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 [c]clan in Judah,

And Ekron will be like a Jebusite.

8But I will camp around My house [d]because of an army,

Because of him who passes by and returns;

And no oppressor will pass over them anymore,

For now I have seen with My eyes.

9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion!

Shout in triumph, daughter of Jerusalem!

Behold, your king is coming to you;

He is [e]righteous and endowed with salvation,

Humble, and mounted on a donkey,

Even on a colt, the [f]foal of a donkey.

10And I will eliminate the chariot from Ephraim

And the horse from Jerusalem;

And the bow of war will be eliminated.

And He will speak peace to the nations;

And His dominion will be from sea to sea,

And from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.

Restoration of Judah and Ephraim