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Zechariah 9:9-16
English Standard Version
Zechariah 9:9-16
English Standard Version
The Coming King of Zion
9 (A)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
(B)Behold, (C)your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
(D)humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10 (E)I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
and (F)the war horse from Jerusalem;
and the battle bow shall be cut off,
and (G)he shall speak peace to the nations;
(H)his rule shall be from sea to sea,
and from (I)the River[a] to the ends of the earth.
11 As for you also, because of (J)the blood of my covenant with you,
(K)I will set your prisoners free from (L)the waterless pit.
12 Return to your stronghold, O (M)prisoners of hope;
today I declare that (N)I will restore to you double.
13 For (O)I have bent Judah as my bow;
I have made Ephraim its arrow.
I will stir up your sons, O Zion,
against your sons, (P)O Greece,
and wield you like a warrior's sword.
The Lord Will Save His People
14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
and (Q)his arrow will go forth like lightning;
(R)the Lord God will sound the trumpet
and will march forth in (S)the whirlwinds (T)of the south.
15 The Lord of hosts (U)will protect them,
and (V)they shall devour, (W)and tread down the sling stones,
and (X)they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
and be full like a bowl,
drenched (Y)like the corners of the altar.
16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
as (Z)the flock of his people;
for (AA)like the jewels of a crown
they shall shine on his land.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:10 That is, the Euphrates
Zechariah 9:9-16
New International Version
Zechariah 9:9-16
New International Version
The Coming of Zion’s King
9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!(A)
Shout,(B) Daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you,(C)
righteous and victorious,(D)
lowly and riding on a donkey,(E)
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(F)
10 I will take away the chariots from Ephraim
and the warhorses from Jerusalem,
and the battle bow will be broken.(G)
He will proclaim peace(H) to the nations.
His rule will extend from sea to sea
and from the River[a] to the ends of the earth.(I)
11 As for you, because of the blood of my covenant(J) with you,
I will free your prisoners(K) from the waterless pit.(L)
12 Return to your fortress,(M) you prisoners of hope;
even now I announce that I will restore twice(N) as much to you.
13 I will bend Judah as I bend my bow(O)
and fill it with Ephraim.(P)
I will rouse your sons, Zion,
against your sons, Greece,(Q)
and make you like a warrior’s sword.(R)
The Lord Will Appear
14 Then the Lord will appear over them;(S)
his arrow will flash like lightning.(T)
The Sovereign Lord will sound the trumpet;(U)
he will march in the storms(V) of the south,
15 and the Lord Almighty will shield(W) them.
They will destroy
and overcome with slingstones.(X)
They will drink and roar as with wine;(Y)
they will be full like a bowl(Z)
used for sprinkling[b] the corners(AA) of the altar.
16 The Lord their God will save his people on that day(AB)
as a shepherd saves his flock.
They will sparkle in his land
like jewels in a crown.(AC)
Footnotes
- Zechariah 9:10 That is, the Euphrates
- Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like
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