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15 (A)Yahweh of hosts will defend them.
And they will (B)consume and trample on the (C)stones of a sling;
And they will drink and (D)roar as with wine;
And they will be filled like a sacrificial bowl,
Drenched like the (E)corners of the altar.
16 And Yahweh their God will (F)save them in that day
As the flock of His people;
For they are as the stones of a (G)crown,
[a]Sparkling in His land.
17 For what (H)goodness and (I)what beauty will be [b]theirs!
Grain will make the choice men flourish, and new wine the virgins.

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  1. Zechariah 9:16 Or Displayed over
  2. Zechariah 9:17 Lit his

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