Zechariah 9:13

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For 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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These places span Syria, Phoenicia, Philistia, and the lands toward the Euphrates, surrounding Judah; Greece lay to the west across the sea. In Zechariah 9’s broader oracle, God judges hostile neighboring powers and strengthens Zion, portraying his people’s deliverance under his sovereign rule.

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Zechariah 9:13 mentions Aram, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Damascus, Ekron, Euphrates, Gaza, Greece, Hadrach, Hamath, Jerusalem, Philistia, Sidon, Tyre and Zion.