Of the greatness of his government(A) and peace(B)
    there will be no end.(C)
He will reign(D) on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice(E) and righteousness(F)
    from that time on and forever.(G)
The zeal(H) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

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32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.(A) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,(B) 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom(C) will never end.”(D)

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44 “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush(A) all those kingdoms(B) and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.(C)

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14 He was given authority,(A) glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him.(B) His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom(C) is one that will never be destroyed.(D)

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27 Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms(A) under heaven will be handed over to the holy people(B) of the Most High.(C) His kingdom will be an everlasting(D) kingdom, and all rulers will worship(E) and obey him.’

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35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away(A) without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain(B) and filled the whole earth.(C)

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15 “‘In those days and at that time
    I will make a righteous(A) Branch(B) sprout from David’s line;(C)
    he will do what is just and right in the land.
16 In those days Judah will be saved(D)
    and Jerusalem will live in safety.(E)
This is the name by which it[a] will be called:(F)
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.’(G)

17 For this is what the Lord says: ‘David will never fail(H) to have a man to sit on the throne of Israel, 18 nor will the Levitical(I) priests(J) ever fail to have a man to stand before me continually to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings and to present sacrifices.(K)’”

19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: 20 “This is what the Lord says: ‘If you can break my covenant with the day(L) and my covenant with the night, so that day and night no longer come at their appointed time,(M) 21 then my covenant(N) with David my servant—and my covenant with the Levites(O) who are priests ministering before me—can be broken and David will no longer have a descendant to reign on his throne.(P)

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  1. Jeremiah 33:16 Or he

In your majesty ride forth victoriously(A)
    in the cause of truth, humility and justice;(B)
    let your right hand(C) achieve awesome deeds.(D)
Let your sharp arrows(E) pierce the hearts(F) of the king’s enemies;(G)
    let the nations fall beneath your feet.
Your throne, O God,[a] will last for ever and ever;(H)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

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  1. Psalm 45:6 Here the king is addressed as God’s representative.

16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me[a]; your throne(A) will be established(B) forever.(C)’”

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  1. 2 Samuel 7:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts you

The Kingdom of Righteousness

32 See, a king(A) will reign in righteousness
    and rulers will rule with justice.(B)
Each one will be like a shelter(C) from the wind
    and a refuge from the storm,(D)
like streams of water(E) in the desert(F)
    and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

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But about the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;(A)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

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24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom(A) to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.(B) 25 For he must reign(C) until he has put all his enemies under his feet.(D) 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.(E) 27 For he “has put everything under his feet.”[a](F) Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ.(G) 28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him,(H) so that God may be all in all.(I)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 15:27 Psalm 8:6

21 I had concern for my holy name, which the people of Israel profaned among the nations where they had gone.(A)

22 “Therefore say to the Israelites, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name,(B) which you have profaned(C) among the nations where you have gone.(D) 23 I will show the holiness of my great name,(E) which has been profaned(F) among the nations, the name you have profaned among them. Then the nations will know that I am the Lord,(G) declares the Sovereign Lord, when I am proved holy(H) through you before their eyes.(I)

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“The days are coming,” declares the Lord,
    “when I will raise up for David[a] a righteous Branch,(A)
a King(B) who will reign(C) wisely
    and do what is just and right(D) in the land.

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  1. Jeremiah 23:5 Or up from David’s line

32 For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant,(A)
    and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors.(B)
The zeal(C) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

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In love a throne(A) will be established;(B)
    in faithfulness a man will sit on it—
    one from the house[a] of David(C)
one who in judging seeks justice(D)
    and speeds the cause of righteousness.

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  1. Isaiah 16:5 Hebrew tent

35 Once for all, I have sworn by my holiness—
    and I will not lie to David—
36 that his line will continue forever
    and his throne endure before me like the sun;(A)
37 it will be established forever like the moon,
    the faithful witness in the sky.”(B)

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Ask me,
    and I will make the nations(A) your inheritance,(B)
    the ends of the earth(C) your possession.

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It was for me the day of vengeance;(A)
    the year for me to redeem had come.
I looked, but there was no one(B) to help,
    I was appalled that no one gave support;
so my own arm(C) achieved salvation for me,
    and my own wrath sustained me.(D)
I trampled(E) the nations in my anger;
    in my wrath I made them drunk(F)
    and poured their blood(G) on the ground.”

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16 He saw that there was no one,(A)
    he was appalled that there was no one to intervene;(B)
so his own arm achieved salvation(C) for him,
    and his own righteousness(D) sustained him.
17 He put on righteousness as his breastplate,(E)
    and the helmet(F) of salvation on his head;
he put on the garments(G) of vengeance(H)
    and wrapped himself in zeal(I) as in a cloak.

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A bruised reed(A) he will not break,(B)
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.(C)
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;(D)
    he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice(E) on earth.
    In his teaching(F) the islands(G) will put their hope.”(H)

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and he will delight in the fear(A) of the Lord.

He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,(B)
    or decide by what he hears with his ears;(C)
but with righteousness(D) he will judge the needy,(E)
    with justice(F) he will give decisions for the poor(G) of the earth.
He will strike(H) the earth with the rod of his mouth;(I)
    with the breath(J) of his lips he will slay the wicked.(K)
Righteousness will be his belt(L)
    and faithfulness(M) the sash around his waist.(N)

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In his days may the righteous flourish(A)
    and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.

May he rule from sea to sea
    and from the River[a](B) to the ends of the earth.(C)
May the desert tribes bow before him
    and his enemies lick the dust.
10 May the kings of Tarshish(D) and of distant shores(E)
    bring tribute to him.
May the kings of Sheba(F) and Seba
    present him gifts.(G)
11 May all kings bow down(H) to him
    and all nations serve(I) him.

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  1. Psalm 72:8 That is, the Euphrates

Psalm 72

Of Solomon.

Endow the king with your justice,(A) O God,
    the royal son with your righteousness.
May he judge your people in righteousness,(B)
    your afflicted ones with justice.

May the mountains bring prosperity to the people,
    the hills the fruit of righteousness.

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31 For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant,(A)
    and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors.(B)

“The zeal(C) of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.

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