City of Zion, rejoice! People of Jerusalem, shout with joy! Look, your king is coming to you! He is the good king that won the victory. But he is humble. He is riding on a donkey, on a young donkey born from a work animal.
The king says, "I destroyed the chariots in Ephraim and the horse soldiers in Jerusalem. I destroyed the bows used in war." {That king} will bring news of peace to the nations. He will rule from sea to sea, from the {Euphrates} River to all the faraway places on earth.