And now for a little while grace has been shown from the Lord our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a peg in His holy place, that our God may (A)enlighten our eyes and give us a measure of revival in our bondage.

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But now for a brief moment grace has been shown from the Lord our God, (A)to leave us an escaped remnant and to give us a [a](B)peg in His holy place, so that our God may (C)enlighten our eyes and grant us a little reviving in our bondage.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 9:8 I.e., a foothold

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

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You are the most handsome of the sons of mankind;
(A)Grace is poured [a]upon Your lips;
Therefore God has (B)blessed You forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 45:2 Or through


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

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For they will be a (A)graceful ornament on your head,
And chains about your neck.

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For they are a (A)graceful wreath for your head
And (B)necklaces for your neck.

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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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34 (A)Surely He scorns the scornful,
But gives grace to the humble.

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34 Though (A)He scoffs at the scoffers,
Yet (B)He gives grace to the needy.

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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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22 So they will be life to your soul
And grace to your neck.

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22 And they will be (A)life to your soul
And (B)adornment to your neck.

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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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Thus says the Lord:

“The people who survived the sword
Found grace in the wilderness—
Israel, when (A)I went to give him rest.”

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This is what the Lord says:
“The people who survived the sword
(A)Found grace in the wilderness—
Israel, when it went to (B)find its rest.”

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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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Mourning for the Pierced One

10 (A)“And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem the Spirit of grace and supplication; then they will (B)look on Me whom they pierced. Yes, they will mourn for Him (C)as one mourns for his only son, and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.

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10 “And I will (A)pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem [a]the Spirit of grace and of pleading, so that they will look at Me whom they (B)pierced; and they will mourn for Him, like one (C)mourning for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 12:10 Or a spirit

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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