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15 Jehovah of hosts will defend them; and they shall devour, and shall tread down the sling-stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, like the corners of the altar. 16 And Jehovah their God will save them in that day as the flock of his people; for they shall be as the stones of a crown, [a]lifted on high over his land. 17 For how great is [b]his [c]goodness, and how great is [d]his beauty! grain shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

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  1. Zechariah 9:16 Or, glittering upon etc.
  2. Zechariah 9:17 Or, their
  3. Zechariah 9:17 Or, prosperity
  4. Zechariah 9:17 Or, their

15     and the Lord Almighty will shield(A) them.
They will destroy
    and overcome with slingstones.(B)
They will drink and roar as with wine;(C)
    they will be full like a bowl(D)
    used for sprinkling[a] the corners(E) of the altar.
16 The Lord their God will save his people on that day(F)
    as a shepherd saves his flock.
They will sparkle in his land
    like jewels in a crown.(G)
17 How attractive and beautiful they will be!
    Grain will make the young men thrive,
    and new wine the young women.

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  1. Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like