ABP - Zechariah - 9

9:1  The concern of the word of the lord against the land of Hadrach, and [2of Damascus 1his sacrifice]. For the lord inspects men, and all the tribes of Israel;

9:2  and Hamath among her limits, Tyre and Sidon, for they thought exceedingly.

9:3  And Tyre built a fortress to herself, and treasured up silver as dust, and gathered gold as mud of streets.

9:4  On account of this, the lord will inherit her, and he shall strike [2in 3the sea 1her power]; and she [2by 3fire 1shall be consumed].

9:5  Ashkelon shall see, and shall fear; and Gaza, even she shall grieve exceedingly; and Ekron, for she shall be ashamed over her transgression; and [2shall perish 1the king] from Gaza; and Ashkelon in no way should be inhabited.

9:6  And foreigners shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will demolish the insolence of the Philistines.

9:7  And I will lift away their blood from out of their mouth, and their abominations from between their teeth. And they shall leave behind also these to our God; and they will be as under a commander of a thousand in Judah; and Ekron will be as the Jebusite.

9:8  And I will stand my house on a height, so as to not travel through nor return. And in no way should there come upon them any longer ones launching an expedition, because now I have seen with my eyes.

9:9  Rejoice exceedingly, O daughter of Zion! Proclaim, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king comes to you, righteous and delivering. He is gentle and mounted upon a beast of burden, even [2foal 1a young].

9:10  And he shall utterly destroy chariots from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; [3shall be utterly destroyed 1the bow 2of warfare], and abundance and peace out of nations. And he shall rule waters unto the sea, and from rivers of the passes of the earth.

9:11  And you, by the blood of your covenant, sent out your prisoners from the pit not having water.

9:12  You shall settle [4in 5fortresses 1prisoners 2of the 3congregation]; and for one day of your sojourning [3double 1I will recompense 2to you].

9:13  For I stretched you tight to myself, O Judah, as a bow. I filled Ephraim, and I will awaken your children, O Zion, against the children of the Greeks. And I will handle you as the broadsword of a warrior.

9:14  And the lord [2over 3them 1shall be seen], and [2shall go forth 3as 4lightning 1his arrow]. And the lord God by a trumpet shall trump, and [2goes 3for 4tossing about 1his intimidation].

9:15  The lord almighty shall shield them; and they shall consume them, and shall heap upon them with stones of a sling; and they shall drink their blood as wine, and shall fill the bowls as an altar basin.

9:16  And [3shall deliver 4them 1the lord 2their God] in that day as the sheep of his people. For [2stones 1holy] shall roll upon his land.

9:17  For if anything be good of his, and if any be fair of his, the grain will be for the young men, and wine being fragrant for the virgins.