Zechariah 9

Judgment of Zion’s Enemies

1A pronouncement:

The word of the Lord

is against the land of Hadrach,

and Damascus # 9:1 Gn 15:2; 1Kg 11:24; Sg 7:4; Is 7:8; Am 1:3 is its resting place —

for the eyes of humanity

and all the tribes of Israel

are on the Lord # 9:1 Or eyes of the Lord are on mankind— —

2and also against Hamath, # 9:2 2Kg 14:25 which borders it,

as well as Tyre # 9:2 Jos 19:29; Is 23:1 and Sidon, # 9:2 Gn 10:15

though they are very shrewd.

3Tyre has built herself a fortress;

she has heaped up silver like dust

and gold like the dirt of the streets.

4Listen! The Lord will impoverish her

and cast her wealth into the sea;

she herself will be consumed by fire. # 9:4 Ezk 26:4–6; 27:27

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.

6A mongrel people will live in Ashdod,

and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines. # 9:6 Am 1:6–8; Zph 2:4–6

7I will remove the blood from their mouths

and the abhorrent things # 9:7 Lv 11:10; Dt 29:17; Dn 11:31

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. # 9:7 2Sm 5:6–10; 24:16–25

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.

The Coming of Zion’s King

9Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!

Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem!

Look, your King is coming to you;

he is righteous and victorious, # 9:9 Or and has salvation

humble and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey. # 9:9 Is 62:11; Mt 21:5; Jn 12:15

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. # 9:10 Ps 72:8; Mc 7:12

11As for you,

because of the blood of your covenant, # 9:11 Heb 10:29; 13:20

I will release your prisoners

from the waterless cistern. # 9:11 Gn 37:24; Jr 38:6

12Return to a stronghold,

you prisoners who have hope;

today I declare that I will restore double to you. # 9:12 Jb 42:10; Is 61:7; Jr 16:18

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. # 9:13 Lit Javan,# 9:13 Dn 8:21; 10:20

I will make you like a warrior’s sword.

14Then the Lord will appear over them,

and his arrow will fly like lightning.

The Lord God will sound the ram’s horn

and advance with the southern storms. # 9:14 Ps 83:15

15The Lord of Armies will defend them.

They will consume and conquer with slingstones;

they will drink and be rowdy as if with wine. # 9:15 Nm 23:24

They will be as full as the sprinkling basin, # 9:15 Ex 27:3

like those at the corners of the altar. # 9:15 Lv 1:5,11; 3:2

16The Lord their God will save them on that day

as the flock of his people; # 9:16 Ezk 36:38

for they are like jewels in a crown, # 9:16 Lv 8:9

sparkling over his land.

17How lovely and beautiful!

Grain will make the young men flourish,

and new wine, the young women.

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Zecharyah 9

1The burden of the Devar Hashem

against Eretz Chadrakh,

and Damascus its menuchah (resting place);

for toward Hashem shall be the eyes of man

as of Kol Shivtei Yisroel (all the tribes of Israel).

2And Chamat at its border;

Tzor and Tzidon, though it be very wise.

3And Tzor did build herself a matzor (stronghold),

and heaped up kesef like the dust,

and fine gold like the mire of the streets.

4Hinei, Adonoi will cause it to be taken,

and He will strike her power on the yam;

and she shall be devoured with eish.

5Ashkelon shall see it, and fear;

Azah (Gaza) also shall see it,

and tremble greatly,

and Ekron; for her hope shall be put to shame;

and Melech shall perish out of Azah (Gaza),

and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.

6And mamzer shall dwell in Ashdod,

and I will cut off the ga'on (pride) of the Pelishtim (Philistines).

7And I will take away his dahm out of his mouth,

and his abominations from between his teeth;

but he will also remain to Eloheinu,

and he shall be as a tribe prince in Yehudah,

and Ekron like the Yevusi (Jebusite).

8And I will encamp about Mine Bais against military power,

because of him that goes maurading to and fro;

and no oppressor shall pass through them any more;

for now I am keeping watch with Mine eyes.

9Rejoice greatly, O Bat Tziyon;

shout, O Bat Yerushalayim;

hinei, thy Melech cometh unto thee,

tzaddik, and having Salvation;

ani (lowly, meek), and riding upon a chamor,

even upon a colt the foal of a donkey.#9:9 Mt 21:5; Yn 12:15

10And I will cut off the chariot from Ephrayim,

and the war horse from Yerushalayim,

and the battle bow shall be cut off.

He shall proclaim shalom unto the Goyim;

and His#9:10 Moshiachʼs dominion shall be from yam even to yam,

and from the#9:10 Euphrates River even to the ends of ha'aretz.

11As for thee also, by the dahm of thy Brit

I release thy prisoners

out of the pit wherein is no mayim.#9:11 T.N. Notice the blood of the Covenant is essential to Israelʼs Orthodox faith

12Return to the stronghold,

ye prisoners of tikvah (hope);

even today do I proclaim

that I will repay double unto thee;

13I will bend Yehudah as I bend My keshet (bow),

fill it with Ephrayim,

and I will rouse thy banim, O Tziyon,

against thy banim, O Yavan (Greece),

and make thee like the cherev (sword) of a gibbor (mighty man).

14And Hashem shall be seen over them,

and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning;

and Adonoi Hashem shall sound the shofar,

and shall march forth with storms of the south.

15 Hashem Tzva'os shall shield them;

and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones;

and they shall drink, and shall roar as through yayin;

and they shall be full like a bowl,

like the corners of the mizbe'ach.

16And Hashem Eloheihem shall save them in Yom HaHu

as the tzon of His people;

for they shall be as the jewels of a crown,

sparkling in His land.

17For how great is its goodness,

and how great is its beauty!

Grain shall make the bochurim thrive,

and tirosh, the betulot.

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