撒迦利亞書9:1-8

9:1 耶和華的默示應驗在哈得拉地大馬士革─世人和以色列各支派的眼目都仰望耶和華─

9:2 和靠近的哈馬，並泰爾、西頓；因為這二城的人大有智慧。

9:3 泰爾為自己修築保障，積蓄銀子如塵沙，堆起精金如街上的泥土。

9:4 主必趕出她，打敗她海上的權利；她必被火燒滅。

9:5 亞實基倫看見必懼怕；迦薩看見甚痛苦；以革倫因失了盼望蒙羞。迦薩必不再有君王；亞實基倫也不再有居民。

9:6 私生子（或譯：外族人）必住在亞實突；我必除滅非利士人的驕傲。

9:7 我必除去他口中帶血之肉和牙齒內可憎之物。他必作為餘剩的人歸與我們的上帝，必在猶大像族長；以革倫人必如耶布斯人。

9:8 我必在我家的四圍安營，使敵軍不得任意往來，暴虐的人也不再經過，因為我親眼看顧我的家。

The oracle of the word of the Lord is against the land of Hadrach

and Damascus is its resting place.

For the Lord has an eye on mankind

and on all the tribes of Israel,

and on Hamath also, which borders on it,

 Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.

Tyre has built herself a rampart

and heaped up silver like dust,

and fine gold like the mud of the streets.

But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions

and strike down her power on the sea,

and she shall be devoured by fire.

Ashkelon shall see it, and be afraid;

Gaza too, and shall writhe in anguish;

Ekron also, because its hopes are confounded.

The king shall perish from Gaza;

Ashkelon shall be uninhabited;

a mixed people shall dwell in Ashdod,

and I will cut off the pride of Philistia.

I will take away its blood from its mouth,

and its abominations from between its teeth;

 it too shall be a remnant for our God;

it shall be like a clan in Judah,

and Ekron shall be like the Jebusites.

Then I will encamp at my house as a guard,

 so that none shall march to and fro;

 no oppressor shall again march over them,

 for now I see with my own eyes.

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    上帝要親自看顧回歸的猶太人的安全，外邦的軍事行動都無法傷害他們，沒有外患可以侵略他們。

    這樣的應許是以色列人可以安心重建聖殿，和重建家園。這也讓我們看見上帝在掌權成就祂的大事。

    祂必保守祂的子民，所以透過耶穌基督成為上帝家中的子民，是多麼有福啊！