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ZECHAR IAH 10
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and become like a clan in Judah.*
The Philistines of Ekron will join my
people,
as the ancient Jebusites once did.
I will guard my Temple
and protect it from invading armies.
I am watching closely to ensure
that no more foreign oppressors overrun
my people’s land.
Zion’s Coming King
9 Rejoice, O people of Zion!*
Shout in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you.
He is righteous and victorious,*
yet he is humble, riding on a donkey—
riding on a donkey’s colt.
10 I will remove the battle chariots from Israel*
and the warhorses from Jerusalem.
I will destroy all the weapons used in
battle,
and your king will bring peace to the
nations.
His realm will stretch from sea to sea
and from the Euphrates River* to the
ends of the earth.*
11 Because of the covenant I made with you,
sealed with blood,
I will free your prisoners
from death in a waterless dungeon.
12 Come back to the place of safety,
all you prisoners who still have hope!
I promise this very day
that I will repay two blessings for each
of your troubles.
13 Judah is my bow,
and Israel is my arrow.
Jerusalem* is my sword,
and like a warrior, I will brandish it
against the Greeks.*
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The Lord will appear above his people;
his arrows will fly like lightning!
The Sovereign Lord will sound the
ram’s horn
and attack like a whirlwind from the
southern desert.
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies will protect
his people,
and they will defeat their enemies by
hurling great stones.
They will shout in battle as though drunk
with wine.
They will be filled with blood like a bowl,
drenched with blood like the corners of
the altar.
9:7 Hebrew like a leader in Judah. 9:9a Hebrew O daughter of
Zion! 9:9b Hebrew and is being vindicated. 9:10a Hebrew
Ephraim, referring to the northern kingdom of Israel; also
in 9:13. 9:10b Hebrew the river. 9:10c Or the end of the
land. 9:13a Hebrew Zion. 9:13b Hebrew the sons of Javan.
10:3 Or these male goats. 10:6 Hebrew save the house of
Joseph. 10:7 Hebrew of Ephraim.
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On that day the Lord their God will rescue
his people,
just as a shepherd rescues his sheep.
They will sparkle in his land
like jewels in a crown.
How wonderful and beautiful they
will be!
The young men will thrive on abundant
grain,
and the young women will flourish on
new wine.
— promises —
from God
Your king will bring
peace to the nations.
Z E C H A R I A H 9:1 0
The LORD Will Restore His People
1 Ask the Lord for rain in the spring,
for he makes the storm clouds.
And he will send showers of rain
so every field becomes a lush pasture.
2 Household gods give worthless advice,
fortune-tellers predict only lies,
and interpreters of dreams pronounce
falsehoods that give no comfort.
So my people are wandering like lost sheep;
they are attacked because they have no
shepherd.
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“My anger burns against your shepherds,
and I will punish these leaders.*
For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has arrived
to look after Judah, his flock.
He will make them strong and glorious,
like a proud warhorse in battle.
From Judah will come the cornerstone,
the tent peg,
the bow for battle,
and all the rulers.
They will be like mighty warriors in battle,
trampling their enemies in the mud
under their feet.
Since the Lord is with them as they fight,
they will overthrow even the enemy’s
horsemen.
“I will strengthen Judah and save Israel*;
I will restore them because of my
compassion.
It will be as though I had never rejected them,
for I am the Lord their God, who will
hear their cries.
The people of Israel* will become like
mighty warriors,
and their hearts will be made happy as
if by wine.