¹⁵ “Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion;
    see, your king is coming,
    seated on a donkey’s colt.”^[a](A)

¹¹ The Lord has made proclamation
    to the ends of the earth:^(A)
“Say to Daughter Zion,^(B)
    ‘See, your Savior comes!^(C)
See, his reward is with him,
    and his recompense accompanies him.’”^(D)

¹⁶ On that day
    they will say to Jerusalem,
“Do not fear, Zion;
    do not let your hands hang limp.^(A)
17 The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.^(B)
He will take great delight^(C) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,^(D)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”^(E)

⁴ say^(A) to those with fearful hearts,^(B)
    “Be strong, do not fear;^(C)
your God will come,^(D)
    he will come with vengeance;^(E)
with divine retribution
    he will come to save^(F) you.”

⁵ Then will the eyes of the blind be opened^(G)
    and the ears of the deaf^(H) unstopped.

⁶ “‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
    are by no means least among the rulers of Judah;
for out of you will come a ruler
    who will shepherd my people Israel.’^[a]”^(D)

⁸ As for you, watchtower of the flock,
    stronghold^[a] of Daughter Zion,
the former dominion will be restored^(A) to you;
    kingship will come to Daughter Jerusalem.^(B)”