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The burden of the word of the Lord Against the land of Hadrach, And Damascus its resting place (For the eyes of men And all the tribes of Israel Are on the Lord);
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Also against Hamath, which borders on it, And against Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.
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For Tyre built herself a tower, Heaped up silver like the dust, And gold like the mire of the streets.
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Behold, the Lord will cast her out; He will destroy her power in the sea, And she will be devoured by fire.
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Ashkelon shall see it and fear; Gaza also shall be very sorrowful; And Ekron, for He dried up her expectation. The king shall perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.
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"A mixed race shall settle in Ashdod, And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.
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I will take away the blood from his mouth, And the abominations from between his teeth. But he who remains, even he shall be for our God, And shall be like a leader in Judah, And Ekron like a Jebusite.
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I will camp around My house Because of the army, Because of him who passes by and him who returns. No more shall an oppressor pass through them, For now I have seen with My eyes.
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"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.
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I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim And the horse from Jerusalem; The battle bow shall be cut off. He shall speak peace to the nations; His dominion shall be 'from sea to sea, And from the River to the ends of the earth.'
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"As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.