1. An oracle. The word of Yahweh is against the land of Hadrach, and Damascus is its resting place. For to Yahweh belongs the eye of humankind, and all the tribes of Israel,
2. and also Hamath, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon—yes, they are very wise!
3. Tyre has built a fortification for itself, and it heaped up silver like dust, and gold like the mud of the streets.
4. Look! The Lord will drive it out and will hurl its outer ramparts into the sea, and it will be consumed by fire.
5. Ashkelon will see and will be afraid, and Gaza will writhe exceedingly, and Ekron also, because its hope is ruined. And the king from Gaza will perish, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
6. A mongrel people will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut down the pride of the Philistines.
7. I will remove its blood from its mouth, and its abominations from between its teeth. And it too will be a remnant for our God; and it will be like a tribal chief in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusite.
8. But I will encamp at my temple like a guard, against those crossing through and returning; no oppressor will cross through them again, for now I have seen with my own eyes.
9. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Look! Your king comes to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, and on a male donkey, the foal of a female donkey!