Zechariah 3:8
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8 ‘Hear, O Joshua, the high priest,
You and your companions who sit before you,
For they are (A)a[a] wondrous sign;
For behold, I am bringing forth (B)My Servant the (C)BRANCH.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 3:8 Lit. men of a sign or wonder
Jeremiah 23:5
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5 “Behold, (A)the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness;
A King shall reign and [a]prosper,
(B)And execute [b]judgment and righteousness in the [c]earth.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 23:5 act wisely
- Jeremiah 23:5 justice
- Jeremiah 23:5 land
Isaiah 11:1
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The Reign of Jesse’s Offspring(A)
11 There (B)shall come forth a [a]Rod from the [b]stem of (C)Jesse,
And (D)a Branch shall [c]grow out of his roots.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 11:1 Shoot
- Isaiah 11:1 stock or trunk
- Isaiah 11:1 be fruitful
Zechariah 6:12
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12 Then speak to him, saying, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, saying:
“Behold, (A)the Man whose name is the (B)BRANCH!
From His place He shall [a]branch out,
(C)And He shall build the temple of the Lord;
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- Zechariah 6:12 Lit. sprout up
Jeremiah 33:15
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15 ‘In those days and at that time
I will cause to grow up to David
A (A)Branch of righteousness;
He shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.
Isaiah 53:2
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2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,
And as a root out of dry ground.
He has no [a]form or [b]comeliness;
And when we see Him,
There is no [c]beauty that we should desire Him.
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- Isaiah 53:2 Stately form
- Isaiah 53:2 splendor
- Isaiah 53:2 Lit. appearance
Isaiah 42:1
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The Servant of the Lord
42 “Behold! (A)My Servant whom I uphold,
My [a]Elect One in whom My soul (B)delights!
(C)I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:1 Chosen
Isaiah 20:3
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3 Then the Lord said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has walked naked and barefoot three years (A)for a sign and a wonder against Egypt and Ethiopia,
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Isaiah 4:2
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The Renewal of Zion
2 In that day (A)the Branch of the Lord shall be beautiful and glorious;
And the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and appealing
For those of Israel who have escaped.
Philippians 2:6-8
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6 who, (A)being in the form of God, did not consider it [a]robbery to be equal with God, 7 (B)but [b]made Himself of no reputation, taking the form (C)of a bondservant, and (D)coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and (E)became (F)obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
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- Philippians 2:6 Or something to be held onto to be equal
- Philippians 2:7 emptied Himself of His privileges
1 Corinthians 4:9-13
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9 For I think that God has displayed us, the apostles, last, as men condemned to death; for we have been made a (A)spectacle [a]to the world, both to angels and to men. 10 We are (B)fools for Christ’s sake, but you are wise in Christ! (C)We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, but we are dishonored! 11 To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and we are poorly clothed, and beaten, and homeless. 12 (D)And we labor, working with our own hands. (E)Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure; 13 being defamed, we [b]entreat. (F)We have been made as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things until now.
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- 1 Corinthians 4:9 Lit. theater
- 1 Corinthians 4:13 exhort, encourage
Ezekiel 17:22-24
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Israel Exalted at Last(A)
22 Thus says the Lord God: “I will take also one of the highest (B)branches of the high cedar and set it out. I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs (C)a tender one, and will (D)plant it on a high and prominent mountain. 23 (E)On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it; and it will bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a majestic cedar. (F)Under it will dwell birds of every sort; in the shadow of its branches they will dwell. 24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I, the Lord, (G)have brought down the high tree and exalted the low tree, dried up the green tree and made the dry tree flourish; (H)I, the Lord, have spoken and have done it.”
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Ezekiel 12:11
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11 Say, (A)‘I am a sign to you. As I have done, so shall it be done to them; (B)they shall be carried away into captivity.’
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Isaiah 53:11
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11 [a]He shall see the labor of His soul, and be satisfied.
By His knowledge (A)My righteous (B)Servant shall (C)justify many,
For He shall bear their iniquities.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 53:11 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; DSS, LXX From the labor of His soul He shall see light
Isaiah 52:13
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The Sin-Bearing Servant
13 Behold, (A)My Servant shall [a]deal prudently;
(B)He shall be exalted and [b]extolled and be very high.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 52:13 prosper
- Isaiah 52:13 Lit. be lifted up
Isaiah 49:5
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5 “And now the Lord says,
Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant,
To bring Jacob back to Him,
So that Israel (A)is [a]gathered to Him
(For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the Lord,
And My God shall be My strength),
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- Isaiah 49:5 Qr., DSS, LXX gathered to Him; Kt. not gathered
Isaiah 8:18
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18 (A)Here am I and the children whom the Lord has given me!
We (B)are for signs and wonders in Israel
From the Lord of hosts,
Who dwells in Mount Zion.
Luke 1:78
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Ezekiel 37:24
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24 (A)“David My servant shall be king over them, and (B)they shall all have one shepherd; (C)they shall also walk in My judgments and observe My statutes, and do them.
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Ezekiel 34:29
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29 I will raise up for them a (A)garden[a] of renown, and they shall (B)no longer be consumed with hunger in the land, (C)nor bear the shame of the Gentiles anymore.
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- Ezekiel 34:29 Lit. planting place
Ezekiel 34:23-24
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23 I will establish one (A)shepherd over them, and he shall feed them—(B)My servant David. He shall feed them and be their shepherd. 24 And (C)I, the Lord, will be their God, and My servant David (D)a prince among them; I, the Lord, have spoken.
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Ezekiel 24:24
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24 Thus (A)Ezekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; (B)and when this comes, (C)you shall know that I am the Lord God.’ ”
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Isaiah 49:3
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Psalm 71:7
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7 (A)I have become as a wonder to many,
But You are my strong refuge.
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