John 12:15
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15 “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion.
Look, your king is coming,
sitting on a donkey’s colt!”(A)
Zechariah 9:9
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The Coming Ruler of God’s People
9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem!
See, your king comes to you;
triumphant and victorious is he,
humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.(A)
Isaiah 62:11
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11 The Lord has proclaimed
to the end of the earth:
Say to daughter Zion,
“Look, your savior comes;
his reward is with him
and his recompense before him.”(A)
Zephaniah 3:16-17
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16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear, O Zion;
do not let your hands grow weak.(A)
17 The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
a warrior who gives victory;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will renew you[a] in his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing(B)
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- 3.17 Gk Syr: Heb he will be silent
Isaiah 35:4-5
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4 Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God.
He will come with vengeance,
with terrible recompense.
He will come and save you.”(A)
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf shall be opened;(B)
2 Samuel 16:2
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2 The king said to Ziba, “Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those to drink who faint in the wilderness.”(A)
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Matthew 2:2-6
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2 asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star in the east[a] and have come to pay him homage.”(A) 3 When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him, 4 and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah[b] was to be born. 5 They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for so it has been written by the prophet:(B)
6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are by no means least among the rulers of Judah,
for from you shall come a ruler
who is to shepherd[c] my people Israel.’ ”(C)
Zechariah 2:9-11
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9 For I am going to raise[a] my hand against them, and they shall become plunder for their own slaves. Then you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me.(A) 10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! For I will come and dwell in your midst, says the Lord.(B) 11 Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord on that day and shall be my people, and I will dwell in your midst. And you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you.
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- 2.9 Or wave
Micah 4:8
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8 And you, O tower of the flock,
hill of daughter Zion,
to you it shall come,
the former dominion shall come,
the sovereignty of daughter Jerusalem.(A)
Isaiah 41:14
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14 Do not fear, you worm Jacob,
you maggot[a] Israel!
I will help you, says the Lord;
your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.(A)
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- 41.14 Cn: Heb men of
Isaiah 40:9-10
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9 Get you up to a high mountain,
O Zion, herald of good news;[a]
lift up your voice with strength,
O Jerusalem, herald of good news;[b]
lift it up, do not fear;
say to the cities of Judah,
“Here is your God!”(A)
10 See, the Lord God comes with might,
and his arm rules for him;
his reward is with him
and his recompense before him.(B)
1 Kings 1:33
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33 the king said to them, “Take with you the servants of your lord and have my son Solomon ride on my own mule and bring him down to Gihon.(A)
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Judges 12:14
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14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys; he judged Israel eight years.(A)
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Judges 5:10
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10 Sing of it, you who ride on white donkeys,
you who sit on rich carpets,[a]
and you who walk by the way.
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- 5.10 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Deuteronomy 17:16
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16 Even so, he must not acquire many horses for himself or return the people to Egypt in order to acquire more horses, since the Lord has said to you, ‘You must never return that way again.’(A)
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2 Samuel 15:1
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Absalom Usurps the Throne
15 After this Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.(A)
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