Zechariah 9:10-12

New International Reader's Version

¹⁰ I will take the chariots away from Ephraim.
    I will remove the war horses from Jerusalem.
    I will break the bows that are used in battle.
Your king will announce peace to the nations.
    He will rule from ocean to ocean.
His kingdom will reach from the Euphrates River
    to the ends of the earth.
¹¹ I will set your prisoners free
    from where their enemies are keeping them.
I will do it because of the blood
    that put into effect my covenant with you.
¹² Return to your place of safety,
    you prisoners who still have hope.
Even now I announce that I will give you back
    much more than you had before.