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Zechariah 2:7-9
New King James Version
Zechariah 2:7-9
New King James Version
7 “Up, Zion! (A)Escape, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon.”
8 For thus says the Lord of hosts: “He sent Me after glory, to the nations which plunder you; for he who (B)touches you touches the [a]apple of His eye. 9 For surely I will (C)shake My hand against them, and they shall become [b]spoil for their servants. Then (D)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent Me.
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- Zechariah 2:8 Lit. pupil
- Zechariah 2:9 booty or plunder
Zechariah 2:7-9
English Standard Version
Zechariah 2:7-9
English Standard Version
7 (A)Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon. 8 For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me[a] to the nations who plundered you, (B)for he who touches you touches (C)the apple of his eye: 9 “Behold, (D)I will shake my hand over them, (E)and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then (F)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me.
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- Zechariah 2:8 Or he sent me after glory
Zechariah 2:7-9
King James Version
Zechariah 2:7-9
King James Version
7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
8 For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
9 For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me.
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Zechariah 2:7-9
New International Version
Zechariah 2:7-9
New International Version
7 “Come, Zion! Escape,(A) you who live in Daughter Babylon!”(B) 8 For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye(C)— 9 I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them.[a](D) Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.(E)
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- Zechariah 2:9 Or says after … eye: 9 “I … plunder them.”
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