And I will remove their blood from their mouth
And their detestable things from between their teeth.
Then they also will be a remnant for our God,
And be like a [a]clan in Judah,
And Ekron like a Jebusite.
But I will camp around My house [b]because of an army,
Because of (A)him who passes by and returns;
And (B)no oppressor will pass over them anymore,
For now I have seen with My eyes.
(C)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your (D)king is coming to you;
He is [c](E)just and (F)endowed with salvation,
(G)Humble, and mounted on a donkey,
Even on a (H)colt, the [d]foal of a donkey.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:7 Or chief
  2. Zechariah 9:8 Or as a guard, so that none will go back and forth
  3. Zechariah 9:9 Or vindicated and victorious
  4. Zechariah 9:9 Lit son of a female donkey

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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