| New King James Version | Christian Standard 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); | 1A pronouncement: The word of the LORD is against the land of Hadrach, and Damascus is its resting place--for the eyes of humanity and all the tribes of Israel are on the LORD-- |
| 2Also against Hamath, which borders on it, And against Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise. | 2and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd. |
| 3For Tyre built herself a tower, Heaped up silver like the dust, And gold like the mire of the streets. | 3Tyre has built herself a fortress; she has heaped up silver like dust and gold like the dirt 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. | 4Listen! The Lord will impoverish her and cast her wealth into the sea; she herself 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 it and be afraid; Gaza too, and will writhe in great pain, as will Ekron, for her hope will fail. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will become uninhabited. |
| 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, and I will destroy the pride of 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 remove the blood from their mouths and the abhorrent things from between their teeth. Then they too will become a remnant for our God; they will become like a clan in Judah and Ekron 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. | 8I will encamp at my house as a guard, against those who march back and forth, and no oppressor will march against them again, for now I have seen with my own eyes. |
| 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 Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a 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 cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem. The bow of war will be removed, and he will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, 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. | 11As for you, because of the blood of your covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless cistern. |
| 12Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare That I will restore double to you. | 12Return to a stronghold, you prisoners who have hope; today I declare that I will restore double to 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.” | 13For I will bend Judah as my bow; I will fill that bow with Ephraim. I will rouse your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece. I will make you 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 over them, and his arrow will fly like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the trumpet and advance with the southern storms. |
| 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 of Armies will defend them. They will consume and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and be rowdy as if with wine. They will be as full as the sprinkling basin, like those at 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— | 16The LORD their God will save them on that day as the flock of his people; for they are like jewels in 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 lovely and beautiful! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine, the young women. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. |
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