Zechariah 9:6

Easy To Read Version

The people in Ashdod will not even know who their real fathers are. I will completely destroy the proud Philistine people.

Cross References

Ecclesiastes 6:2

God gives a person great wealth, riches, and honor. That person has everything he needs and everything he could ever want. But then God does not let that person enjoy those things. Some stranger comes and takes everything. This is a very bad and senseless thing.

Isaiah 23:9

It was the Lord All-Powerful.\par He decided to make them not important.\par

Isaiah 28:1

Look at Samaria!\par The drunk people of Ephraim\par are proud of that city.\par That city sits on a hill\par with a rich valley around it.\par The people of Samaria think their city\par is a beautiful crown of flowers.\par But they are drunk with wine.\par And this “Beautiful Crown”\par is just a dying plant.\par

Jeremiah 47:1

This is the message from the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet. This message is about the Philistine people. This message came before Pharaoh attacked the city of Gaza.

Daniel 4:37

Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, give praise, honor, and glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is right. He is always fair. And he is able to make proud people humble!

Amos 1:8

And I will destroy the one that sits \{on the throne\} in Ashdod. {\cf2\super [15]} I will destroy the king that holds the scepter in Ashkelon. {\cf2\super [16]} I will punish the people of Ekron. {\cf2\super [17]} Then the Philistines that are still left alive, will die.” The Lord God said those things.

Zephaniah 2:10

Those things will happen to the people of Moab and Ammon because they were so proud and because they were cruel to the people of the Lord All-Powerful and they humiliated them.

Zephaniah 2:4

No one will be left in Gaza {\cf2\super [10]} . Ashkelon {\cf2\super [11]} will be destroyed. By noon, the people will be forced to leave Ashdod {\cf2\super [12]} . Ekron {\cf2\super [13]} will be empty! {\cf2\super [14]}

Zechariah 9:5

“The people in Ashkelon will see those things and they will be afraid. The people of Gaza will shake with fear. And the people of Ekron will lose all hope when they see those things happen. There will be no king left in Gaza. No person will live in Ashkelon any more.

Zechariah 9:7

They will no longer eat meat with the blood still in it or any other forbidden food. Any Philistine left living will become a part of my people—they will be just one more family group in Judah. The people of Ekron will become a part of my people, just like the Jebusite people did. I will protect my country.

1 Peter 5:5

Young men, I have something to say to you, too. You should accept the authority of the elders. {\cf2\super [32]} All of you should be very humble with each other.