4. But the Lord will take away her possessions and 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 king and 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 God and become a clan in Judah, and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
8. But I will encamp at my temple to 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 Ephraim and the warhorses from Jerusalem, and the battle bow will be broken. He will proclaim peace to the nations. His rule will extend from sea to sea and from the River to the ends of the earth.
11. As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you, I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.
12. Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope; even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.