Zechariah 9:6-8

New International Reader's Version

⁶ A people who come from several nations will take over Ashdod.
    The Lord says, “I will put an end to the pride of the Philistines.
⁷ They will no longer drink the blood of their animal sacrifices.
    I will remove the ‘unclean’ food from between their teeth.
The Philistines who are left will belong to our God.
    They will become a family group in Judah.
And Ekron will be like the Jebusites.
    So the Philistines will become part of Israel.
⁸ But I will camp at my temple.
    I will guard it against enemy armies.
No one will ever crush my people again.
    I will make sure it does not happen.