LEB ZEC chapter 9

LEB ZEC Chapter 9

9 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,[fn]
- and all the tribes of Israel,
2 which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon—yes, they are very wise![fn]
3 [fn] and it heaped up silver like dust,
and gold like the mud of the streets.
4 [fn] out and will hurl its[fn] outer ramparts into the sea,
- and it[fn] will be consumed by fire.
5  and Gaza will writhe exceedingly,
and Ekron also, because its hope is ruined.[fn]

And the king from Gaza will perish,

and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
6 [fn] will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut down the pride of the Philistines.
7 [fn] blood from its[fn] mouth, and its[fn] abominations from between its[fn] teeth.

And it[fn] too will be a remnant for our God;

no oppressor will cross through them again,

Look! Your king comes to you;

humble and riding on a donkey,

the battle bow will be cut down,

His dominion will be from sea to sea,

and from the River[fn] to the ends of the earth.
11 As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I will release your prisoners from[fn]
12 the fortress, O prisoners of hope;

today I am declaring that I will repay you double.

I will set in motion your sons, O Zion,

I will wield you like the sword of a warrior.

and my Lord Yahweh will blow the trumpet,

they will drink, they will make noise[fn] like wine,

for they are like the stones of a diadem,

glittering on his land.
17 great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men thrive,

and new wine the young women.

9:1 “Eye of humankind” is difficult to understand in this context; some scholars emend the phrase to “cities of Aram” or “capital of Aram”

9:1 That is, wise in their own eyes (ironic)

9:1 Hebrew “her”

9:1 Hebrew “she”

9:1 Traditionally “ashamed”; some presuppose a different Hebrew form and translate “withered”

9:1 That is, a people of mixed marriage; “half-breeds”

9:1 Hebrew “his”

9:1 Hebrew “he”

9:1 This word is sometimes interpreted as “clan”

9:1 Or “house”

9:1 Literally “the son of ”

9:1 That is, the Euphrates

9:1 Literally “the cistern there is not water in him”

9:1 That is, Greece

9:1 Perhaps metonymy for the slingers of stones

9:1 LXX reads “they will drink blood like wine”

9:1 That is, the ceremonial bowl used by the priest for sprinkling blood