9:1 The
burden
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,
9:2 and
on
Hamath
also,
which
borders
on
it,
Tyre
and
Sidon,
though
they
are
very
wise.
9:3 Tyre
has
built
herself
a
rampart
and
heaped
up
silver
like
dust,
and
fine
gold
like
the
mud
of
the
streets.
9:4 But
behold,
the
Lord
will
strip
her
of
her
possessions
and
strike
down
her
power
on
the
sea,
and
she
shall
be
devoured
by
fire.
9:5 Ashkelon
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;
9:6 a
mixed
people
shall
dwell
in
Ashdod,
and
I
will
cut
off
the
pride
of
Philistia.
9:7 I
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.
9:8 Then
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.
9:9 Rejoice
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.
9:10 I
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.
9:11 As
for
you
also,
because
of
the
blood
of
my
covenant
with
you,
I
will
set
your
prisoners
free
from
the
waterless
pit.
9:12 Return
to
your
stronghold,
O
prisoners
of
hope;
today
I
declare
that
I
will
restore
to
you
double.
9:13 For
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.
9:14 Then
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.
9:15 The
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.
9:16 On
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.
9:17 For
how
great
is
his
goodness,
and
how
great
his
beauty!
Grain
shall
make
the
young
men
flourish,
and
new
wine
the
young
women.