Zechariah 9:1-10

A prophecy: The weighty message of YAHWEH pertains to the region of Hadrach, and it will come to rest upon Damascus. “YAHWEH keeps an eye on every person and on all the tribes of Israel and even on Hamath, which borders Damascus, and on Tyre and Sidon with all their great wisdom. The people of Tyre have built for themselves a fortress. They have swept up piles of silver like dust and gathered mounds of gold like the dirt of the streets. Behold! The Lord will take away all she has, burn her city to the ground, and sink her warships into the sea. Ashkelon will see it and be afraid; Gaza will see it and writhe in agony. Ekron will witness the loss of her hopes; the king of Gaza will perish, and Ashkelon will be deserted. Foreigners will live in Ashdod. Yes, I will destroy the pride of the Philistine people. I will stop them from eating meat with its blood and take the forbidden food from between their teeth. But their remnant, too, will become a part of the people of God, like a clan in Judah. And the people of Ekron will also become a part of God’s people as did the Jebusites. I will stand guard before my temple to defend it from all who march against it. No oppressor will overrun them ever again, for now, I am constantly on the alert.” “My daughter Zion, let your heart and soul rejoice! Rejoice, my daughter Jerusalem, and shout your cheerful praises! Look! Your King comes to you. He is righteous and fully qualified to save you. Yet he comes to you so humbly, riding on a donkey; sitting meekly on a colt, a young foal of a donkey. I, the Lord, will banish war chariots and horses from Israel and Jerusalem. I will break the bows used in war. Your king will proclaim peace and well-being to the nations. His dominion will stretch from sea to sea, from the river to the ends of the earth.