4 But the Lord will take away her possessionsand destroy her power on the sea,and she will be consumed by fire.
5 Ashkelon will see it and fear;Gaza will writhe in agony,and Ekron too, for her hope will wither.Gaza will lose her kingand Ashkelon will be deserted.
6 A mongrel people will occupy Ashdod,and I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines.
7 I will take the blood from their mouths,the forbidden food from between their teeth.Those who are left will belong to our Godand become a clan in Judah,and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
8 But I will encamp at my templeto guard it against marauding forces.Never again will an oppressor overrun my people,for now I am keeping watch.
9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!See, your king comes to you,righteous and victorious,lowly and riding on a donkey,on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraimand the war-horses from Jerusalem,and the battle-bow will be broken.He will proclaim peace to the nations.His rule will extend from sea to seaand from the River to the ends of the earth.