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And I have pitched for My house a camp, Because of the passer through, and of the returner, And pass not through against them again doth an exactor, For, now, I have seen with My eyes.

Rejoice exceedingly, O daughter of Zion, Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem, Lo, thy King doth come to thee, Righteous -- and saved is He, Afflicted -- and riding on an ass, And on a colt -- a son of she-asses.

10 And I have cut off the chariot from Ephraim, And the horse from Jerusalem, Yea, cut off hath been the bow of battle, And he hath spoken peace to nations, And his rule [is] from sea unto sea, And from the river unto the ends of earth.

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But I will encamp(A) at my temple
    to guard it against marauding forces.(B)
Never again will an oppressor overrun my people,
    for now I am keeping watch.(C)

The Coming of Zion’s King

Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!(D)
    Shout,(E) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,(F)
    righteous and victorious,(G)
lowly and riding on a donkey,(H)
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(I)
10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
    and the warhorses from Jerusalem,
    and the battle bow will be broken.(J)
He will proclaim peace(K) to the nations.
    His rule will extend from sea to sea
    and from the River[a] to the ends of the earth.(L)

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:10 That is, the Euphrates