This chapter is written mainly in prose about the cities and peoples around where Israel stood as a country until the exile.
Some translations prefer to set apart quotations. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 9:9-10, which is an extended quotation.
#### Special concepts in this chapter ####
##### Prophecies against other nations #####
The first two verses show that the prophecy concerns neighboring countries. Hamath, Damscus, Tyre and Sidon are cities in areas that were near Israel. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet]])