27 A ruin, ruin, ruin I will make it. (A)This also shall not be, (B)until he comes, the one to whom judgment belongs, and I will give it to him.

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[a] (A)But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    who are too little to be among the clans of (B)Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
    one who is to be (C)ruler in Israel,
(D)whose coming forth is (E)from of old,
    from ancient days.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew

(A)“Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous (B)Branch, and (C)he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. In his days Judah will be saved, and (D)Israel will (E)dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: (F)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

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“As for me, I have (A)set my King
    on (B)Zion, my (C)holy hill.”

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22 who has gone into heaven and (A)is at the right hand of God, (B)with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.

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(A)The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world.

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32 He will be great and will be called the Son of (A)the Most High. And the Lord God (B)will give to him the throne of (C)his father David,

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(A)“Behold, I send (B)my messenger, and (C)he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord (D)whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and (E)the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

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The Coming King of Zion

(A)Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
    Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
(B)Behold, (C)your king is coming to you;
    righteous and having salvation is he,
(D)humble and mounted on a donkey,
    on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

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21 “Speak to (A)Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, (B)I am about to shake the heavens and the earth, 22 and (C)to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, and (D)overthrow the chariots and their riders. And the horses and their riders shall go down, (E)every one by the sword of his brother.

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Afterward (A)the children of Israel shall return and (B)seek the Lord their God, and (C)David their king, (D)and they shall come in fear to the Lord and to his goodness in the (E)latter days.

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10 The (A)scepter shall not depart from Judah,
    nor the ruler's staff (B)from between his feet,
until tribute comes to him;[a]
    and to him shall be the obedience of the peoples.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 49:10 By a slight revocalization; a slight emendation yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Targum) until he comes to whom it belongs; Hebrew until Shiloh comes, or until he comes to Shiloh

The Rider on a White Horse

11 Then I saw (A)heaven opened, and behold, (B)a white horse! The one sitting on it is called (C)Faithful and True, and (D)in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 (E)His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are (F)many diadems, and he has (G)a name written that no one knows but himself. 13 He is clothed in (H)a robe dipped in[a] blood, and the name by which he is called is (I)The Word of God. 14 And the armies of heaven, (J)arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, (K)were following him on white horses. 15 (L)From his mouth comes a sharp sword (M)with which to strike down the nations, and (N)he will rule[b] them with a rod of iron. (O)He will tread the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. 16 On his robe and on his thigh (P)he has a name written, (Q)King of kings and Lord of lords.

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  1. Revelation 19:13 Some manuscripts sprinkled with
  2. Revelation 19:15 Greek shepherd

(A)Therefore (B)God has (C)highly exalted him and bestowed on him (D)the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus (E)every knee should bow, (F)in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

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12 And say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Behold, the man whose name is (A)the Branch: for he shall branch out from his place, and (B)he shall build the temple of the Lord. 13 (C)It is he who shall build the temple of the Lord (D)and shall bear royal honor, and shall sit and rule on his throne. And there[a] shall be a (E)priest on his throne, (F)and the counsel of peace shall be between them both.”’

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  1. Zechariah 6:13 Or he

25 (A)Know therefore and understand that (B)from the going out of the word to restore and (C)build Jerusalem to the coming of an (D)anointed one, a (E)prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again[a] with squares and moat, (F)but in a troubled time.

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  1. Daniel 9:25 Or there shall be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It shall be built again

44 And in the days of those kings (A)the God of heaven will set up (B)a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. (C)It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and (D)it shall stand forever,

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13 For it will not be a testing—what could it do if you despise (A)the rod?”[a] declares the Lord God.

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  1. Ezekiel 21:13 Or For it is a testing; and what if even the rod despises? It shall not be!

(A)For to us a child is born,
    to us (B)a son is given;
(C)and the government shall be (D)upon[a] his shoulder,
    and his name shall be called[b]
Wonderful (E)Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
    (G)Everlasting (H)Father, Prince of (I)Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
    (J)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
    to establish it and to uphold it
(K)with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and forevermore.
(L)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

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  1. Isaiah 9:6 Or is upon
  2. Isaiah 9:6 Or is called

26 At that time (A)his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, (B)“Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens.” 27 This phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates (C)the removal of things that are shaken—that is, things that have been made—in order that the things that cannot be shaken may remain.

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20 that he worked in Christ (A)when he raised him from the dead and (B)seated him at his right hand (C)in the heavenly places, 21 (D)far above (E)all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above (F)every name that is named, not only in (G)this age but also in the one to come. 22 And (H)he put all things under his feet and gave him as (I)head over all things to the church,

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(A)In him was life,[a] and (B)the life was the light of men.

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  1. John 1:4 Or was not any thing made. That which has been made was life in him

11 For (A)unto you is born this day in (B)the city of David (C)a Savior, who is (D)Christ (E)the Lord.

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69 and (A)has raised up (B)a horn of salvation for us
    (C)in the house of his servant David,

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