91 The burden of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach , with Damascus as its resting place (for the eyes of men , especially of all the tribes of Israel , are toward the Lord ), 2 And Hamath also , which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon , though they are very wise . 3 For Tyre built herself a fortress And piled up silver like dust , And gold like the mire of the streets . 4 Behold , the Lord will dispossess her And cast her wealth into the sea ; And she will be consumed with fire . 5 Ashkelon will see it and be afraid . Gaza too will writhe in great pain ; Also Ekron , for her expectation has been confounded . Moreover, the king will perish from Gaza , And Ashkelon will not be inhabited . 6 And a mongrel race will dwell in Ashdod , And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines . 7 And I will remove their blood from their mouth And their detestable things from between their teeth . Then they also will be a remnant for our God , And be like a clan in Judah , And Ekron like a Jebusite . 8 But I will camp around My house because of an army , Because of him who passes by and returns ; And no oppressor will pass over them anymore , For now I have seen with My eyes .
9 Rejoice greatly , O daughter of Zion ! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem ! Behold , your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation , Humble , and mounted on a donkey , Even on a colt , the foal of a donkey . 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim And the horse from Jerusalem ; And the bow of war will be cut off . And He will speak peace to the nations ; And His dominion will be from sea to sea , And from the River to the ends of the earth . 11 As for you also , because of the blood of My covenant with you, I have set your prisoners free from the waterless e pit .
12 Return to the stronghold , O prisoners who have the hope ; This very day I am declaring that I will restore double to you. 13 For I will bend Judah as My bow , I will fill the bow with Ephraim . And I will stir up your sons , O Zion , against your sons , O Greece ; And I will make you like a warrior's sword . 14 Then the Lord will appear over them, And His arrow will go forth like lightning ; And the Lord GOD will blow the trumpet , And will march in the storm winds of the south . 15 The Lord of hosts will defend them. And they will devour and trample on the sling stones ; And they will drink and be boisterous as with wine ; And they will be filled like a sacrificial basin , Drenched like the corners of the altar . 16 And the Lord their God will save them in that day As the flock of His people ; For they are as the stones of a crown , Sparkling in His land . 17 For what comeliness and beauty will be theirs! Grain will make the young men flourish , and new wine the virgins .
