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But now for a brief moment grace has been [shown to us] from the Lord our God, who has left us a surviving remnant and has given us a peg (secure hold) in His holy place, that our God may enlighten our eyes and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

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“But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious(A) in leaving us a remnant(B) and giving us a firm place[a](C) in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes(D) and a little relief in our bondage.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 9:8 Or a foothold

And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

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You are fairer than the sons of men;
Graciousness is poured upon Your lips;
Therefore God has blessed You forever.

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You are the most excellent of men
    and your lips have been anointed with grace,(A)
    since God has blessed you forever.(B)

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Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

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For they are a garland of grace on your head,
And chains and ornaments [of gold] around your neck.

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They are a garland to grace your head
    and a chain to adorn your neck.(A)

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For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

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34 
Though He scoffs at the scoffers and scorns the scorners,
Yet He gives His grace [His undeserved favor] to the humble [those who give up self-importance].(A)

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34 He mocks(A) proud mockers(B)
    but shows favor to the humble(C) and oppressed.

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34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

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22 
And they will be life to your soul (your inner self)
And a gracious adornment to your neck (your outer self).

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22 they will be life for you,(A)
    an ornament to grace your neck.(B)

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22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.

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Thus says the Lord,
“The people who survived the sword
Found grace in the wilderness [of exile]—
Israel (the Northern Kingdom), when it went to find its rest.”

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This is what the Lord says:

“The people who survive the sword
    will find favor(A) in the wilderness;
    I will come to give rest(B) to Israel.”

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Thus saith the Lord, The people which were left of the sword found grace in the wilderness; even Israel, when I went to cause him to rest.

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10 “I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace (unmerited favor) and supplication. And they will look at Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him as one who weeps bitterly over a firstborn.(A)

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Mourning for the One They Pierced

10 “And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit[a](A) of grace and supplication.(B) They will look on[b] me, the one they have pierced,(C) and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child,(D) and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 12:10 Or the Spirit
  2. Zechariah 12:10 Or to

10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

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