Isaiah 4:2-6

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The Renewal of Zion

²In 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.

³And it shall come to pass that he who is left in Zion and remains in Jerusalem ^(B)will be called holy—everyone who is ^(C)recorded among the living in Jerusalem. ⁴When ^(D)the Lord has washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and purged the ^[a]blood of Jerusalem from her midst, by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning, ⁵then the Lord will create above every dwelling place of Mount Zion, and above her assemblies, ^(E)a cloud and smoke by day and ^(F)the shining of a flaming fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a ^[b]covering. ⁶And there will be a tabernacle for shade in the daytime from the heat, ^(G)for a place of refuge, and for a shelter from storm and rain.

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Isaiah 4:4 bloodshed
Isaiah 4:5 canopy

Zechariah 8:11-23

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¹¹^(A)But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as in the former days,’ says the Lord of hosts.

¹²‘For^(B) the ^[a]seed shall be prosperous,
The vine shall give its fruit,
^(C)The ground shall give her increase,
And ^(D)the heavens shall give their dew—
I will cause the remnant of this people
To possess all these.
¹³And it shall come to pass
That just as you were ^(E)a curse among the nations,
O house of Judah and house of Israel,
So I will save you, and ^(F)you shall be a blessing.
Do not fear,
Let your hands be strong.’

¹⁴“For thus says the Lord of hosts:

^(G)‘Just as I determined to ^[b]punish you
When your fathers provoked Me to wrath,’
Says the Lord of hosts,
^(H)‘And I would not relent,
¹⁵So again in these days
I am determined to do good
To Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.
Do not fear.
¹⁶These are the things you shall ^(I)do:
^(J)Speak each man the truth to his neighbor;
Give judgment in your gates for truth, justice, and peace;
¹⁷^(K)Let none of you think evil in ^[c]your heart against your neighbor;
And do not love a false oath.
For all these are things that I hate,’
Says the Lord.”

¹⁸Then the word of the Lord of hosts came to me, saying, ¹⁹“Thus says the Lord of hosts:

^(L)‘The fast of the fourth month,
^(M)The fast of the fifth,
^(N)The fast of the seventh,
^(O)And the fast of the tenth,
Shall be ^(P)joy and gladness and cheerful feasts
For the house of Judah.
^(Q)Therefore love truth and peace.’

²⁰“Thus says the Lord of hosts:

‘Peoples shall yet come,
Inhabitants of many cities;
²¹The inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying,
^(R)“Let us continue to go and pray before the Lord,
And seek the Lord of hosts.
I myself will go also.”
²²Yes, ^(S)many peoples and strong nations
Shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem,
And to pray before the Lord.’

²³“Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘In those days ten men ^(T)from every language of the nations shall ^(U)grasp the ^[d]sleeve of a Jewish man, saying, “Let us go with you, for we have heard ^(V)that God is with you.” ’ ”

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Zechariah 8:12 Lit. seed of peace
Zechariah 8:14 Lit. bring calamity to you
Zechariah 8:17 Lit. his
Zechariah 8:23 Lit. wing, corner of a garment

Matthew 24:43-51

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⁴³^(A)But know this, that if the master of the house had known what ^[a]hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. ⁴⁴^(B)Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant^(C)

⁴⁵^(D)“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food ^[b]in due season? ⁴⁶^(E)Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. ⁴⁷Assuredly, I say to you that ^(F)he will make him ruler over all his goods. ⁴⁸But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master ^(G)is delaying ^[c]his coming,’ ⁴⁹and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, ⁵⁰the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is ^(H)not aware of, ⁵¹and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. ^(I)There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.