1 Judgment on Israel's Enemies 1 An Oracle
1 The word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach 1 and will rest upon Damascus— 1 for the eyes of men and all the tribes of Israel 1 are on the Lord—[a] is on all mankind, / as well as on the tribes of Israel,
2 and upon Hamath too, which borders on it, 2 and upon Tyre and Sidon, though they are very skillful.
3 Tyre has built herself a stronghold; 3 she has heaped up silver like dust, 3 and gold like the dirt of the streets.
4 But the Lord will take away her possessions 4 and destroy her power on the sea, 4 and she will be consumed by fire.
5 Ashkelon will see it and fear; 5 Gaza will writhe in agony, 5 and Ekron too, for her hope will wither. 5 Gaza will lose her king 5 and Ashkelon will be deserted.
6 Foreigners will occupy Ashdod, 6 and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
7 I will take the blood from their mouths, 7 the forbidden food from between their teeth. 7 Those who are left will belong to our God 7 and become leaders in Judah, 7 and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
8 But I will defend my house 8 against marauding forces. 8 Never again will an oppressor overrun my people, 8 for now I am keeping watch.
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