Zechariah 9:1-10

This message is the word of the LORD. The message is against the land of Hadrach and the city of Damascus. The tribes of Israel and all people belong to the LORD. The message is also against the city of Hamath, on the border, and against Tyre and Sidon, with their skill. Tyre has built a strong wall for herself. She has piled up silver like dust and gold like the mud in the streets. But the Lord will take away all she has and destroy her power on the sea. That city will be destroyed by fire. The city of Ashkelon will see it and be afraid. The people of Gaza will shake with fear, and the people of Ekron will lose hope. No king will be left in Gaza, and no one will live in Ashkelon anymore. Foreigners will live in Ashdod, and I will destroy the pride of the Philistines. I will stop them from drinking blood and from eating forbidden food. Those left alive will belong to God. They will be leaders in Judah, and Ekron will become like the Jebusites. I will protect my Temple from armies who would come or go. No one will hurt my people again, because now I am watching them. Rejoice greatly, people of Jerusalem! Shout for joy, people of Jerusalem! Your king is coming to you. He does what is right, and he saves. He is gentle and riding on a donkey, on the colt of a donkey. I will take away the chariots from Ephraim and the horses from Jerusalem. The bows used in war will be broken. The king will talk to the nations about peace. His kingdom will go from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth.