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I will remove its[a] blood from its[b] mouth,
    and its[c] abominations from between its[d] teeth.
And it[e] too will be a remnant for our God;
    and it[f] will be like a tribal chief[g] in Judah,
    and Ekron will be like the Jebusite.
But I will encamp at my temple[h] like a guard,
    against those crossing through and returning;
no oppressor will cross through them again,
    for now I have seen with my own eyes.
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
    Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Look! Your king comes to you;
    he is righteous and victorious,
humble and riding on a donkey,
    and on a male donkey, the foal of[i] a female donkey!

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:7 Hebrew “his”
  2. Zechariah 9:7 Hebrew “his”
  3. Zechariah 9:7 Hebrew “his”
  4. Zechariah 9:7 Hebrew “his”
  5. Zechariah 9:7 Hebrew “he”
  6. Zechariah 9:7 Hebrew “he”
  7. Zechariah 9:7 This word is sometimes interpreted as “clan”
  8. Zechariah 9:8 Or “house”
  9. Zechariah 9:9 Literally “the son of ”

I will take the blood from their mouths,
    the forbidden food from between their teeth.
Those who are left will belong to our God(A)
    and become a clan in Judah,
    and Ekron will be like the Jebusites.(B)
But I will encamp(C) at my temple
    to guard it against marauding forces.(D)
Never again will an oppressor overrun my people,
    for now I am keeping watch.(E)

The Coming of Zion’s King

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!(F)
    Shout,(G) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,(H)
    righteous and victorious,(I)
lowly and riding on a donkey,(J)
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(K)

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