23 On that day, declares the Lord of hosts, I will take you, O (A)Zerubbabel (B)my servant, the son of (C)Shealtiel, declares the Lord, and make you (D)like a[a] signet ring, (E)for I have chosen you, declares the Lord of hosts.”

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Footnotes

  1. Haggai 2:23 Hebrew the

10 (A)“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
    “and (B)my servant whom I have chosen,
that you may know and believe me
    and understand that I am he.
(C)Before me no god was formed,
    nor shall there be any after me.

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The Lord's Chosen Servant

42 (A)Behold (B)my servant, whom I uphold,
    my chosen, (C)in whom my soul delights;
(D)I have put my Spirit upon him;
    (E)he will bring forth justice to the nations.

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Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to (A)Zerubbabel: (B)Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. Who are you, (C)O great mountain? Before (D)Zerubbabel (E)you shall become a plain. And he shall bring forward (F)the top stone amid shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’”

Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying, (G)“The hands of (H)Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also (I)complete it. (J)Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. 10 (K)For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see (L)the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.

(M)“These seven (N)are the eyes of the Lord, (O)which range through the whole earth.” 11 Then I said to him, “What are these (P)two olive trees on the right and the left of the lampstand?” 12 And a second time I answered and said to him, “What are these (Q)two branches of the olive trees, which are beside the two golden pipes from which the golden oil[a] is poured out?” 13 He said to me, (R)“Do you not know what these are?” I said, “No, my lord.” 14 Then he said, (S)“These are the two anointed ones[b] who stand by (T)the Lord of the whole earth.”

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 4:12 Hebrew lacks oil
  2. Zechariah 4:14 Hebrew two sons of new oil

24 (A)“As I live, declares the Lord, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, were (B)the signet ring on my right hand, yet I would tear you off

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As you come to him, a living stone (A)rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious,

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19 But God's firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: (A)“The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone (B)who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”

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18 (A)“Behold, my (B)servant whom I have chosen,
    my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased.
(C)I will put my Spirit upon him,
    and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

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27 (A)Do not work for the food that perishes, but for (B)the food that endures to eternal life, which (C)the Son of Man will give to you. For on (D)him God the Father has (E)set his seal.”

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The Servant of the Lord

49 Listen to me, (A)O coastlands,
    and give attention, you peoples (B)from afar.
(C)The Lord called me from the womb,
    from the body of my mother he named my name.
(D)He made my mouth like a sharp sword;
    (E)in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
    in his quiver he hid me away.
And he said to me, “You are my servant,
    Israel, (F)in whom I will be glorified.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 49:3 Or I will display my beauty

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