1An oracle. The word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach, and will rest upon Damascus; for the eye of man and of all the tribes of Israel is toward the Lord;

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Jeremiah 49:23, Jeremiah 49:27, Amos 1:3, Amos 1:5, Jeremiah 49:23

2and Hamath, also, which borders on it; Tyre and Sidon, because they are very wise.

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Ezekiel 28:12, Jeremiah 49:23, Ezekiel 28:12, Jeremiah 49:23, Ezekiel 28:2

3Tyre built herself a stronghold, and heaped up silver like the dust, and fine gold like the mire of the streets.

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Ezekiel 28:4, Ezekiel 28:5, Ezekiel 27:33, Job 27:16, Ezekiel 28:4

4Behold, the Lord will dispossess her, and he will strike her power in the sea; and she will be devoured with fire.

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Ezekiel 28:18, Ezekiel 28:18, Ezekiel 26:17, Ezekiel 26:17, Joel 3:8

5Ashkelon will see it, and fear; Gaza also, and will writhe in agony; as will Ekron, for her expectation will be disappointed; and the king will perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon will not be inhabited.

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Acts 8:26, Acts 8:26, Jeremiah 47:1, Zephaniah 2:4, Zephaniah 2:7

6Foreigners will dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.

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Amos 1:8, Amos 1:8, 1 Peter 5:5, Zephaniah 2:10, 1 Peter 5:5

7I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and his abominations from between his teeth; and he also will be a remnant for our God; and he will be as a chieftain in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

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Ezekiel 16:57, Ezekiel 16:61, Isaiah 19:23, Isaiah 19:25, Jeremiah 49:39

8I will encamp around my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor will pass through them any more: for now I have seen with my eyes.

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Isaiah 54:14, Isaiah 54:14, Isaiah 52:1, Isaiah 60:18, Isaiah 52:1

9Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; lowly, and riding on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

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Matthew 21:4, Matthew 21:7, Matthew 21:4, Matthew 21:7, Zephaniah 3:14

10I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow will be cut off; and he will speak peace to the nations: and his dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.

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Hosea 2:18, 2 Corinthians 10:4, 2 Corinthians 10:5, Hosea 1:7, Hosea 2:18

11As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I have set free your prisoners from the pit in which is no water.

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Isaiah 51:14, Isaiah 51:14, Exodus 24:8, Psalms 102:19, Psalms 102:21

12Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope! Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.

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Job 42:10, Job 42:10, Isaiah 61:7, Isaiah 61:7, Lamentations 3:21

13For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me. I have filled the bow with Ephraim; and I will stir up your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and will make you like the sword of a mighty man.

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Revelation 17:14, Revelation 17:14, Isaiah 49:2, Zechariah 10:3, Zechariah 10:7

14The Lord will be seen over them; and his arrow will go forth like lightning; and the Lord God will blow the trumpet, and will go with whirlwinds of the south.

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Psalms 18:14, Psalms 18:14, Isaiah 66:15, Isaiah 66:15, Psalms 144:5

15The Lord of hosts will defend them; and they will destroy and overcome with sling stones; and they will drink, and roar as through wine; and they will be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar.

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Zechariah 12:6, Zechariah 12:6, Zechariah 10:7, Zechariah 10:7, Zechariah 10:5

16The Lord their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people; for they are like the jewels of a crown, lifted on high over his land.

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Isaiah 62:3, Isaiah 62:3, Haggai 2:23, Luke 12:32, Haggai 2:23

17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

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Isaiah 33:17, Isaiah 33:17, Titus 3:4, Titus 3:7, 1 John 4:8