13 (A)He who opens the breach goes up before them;
    they break through and pass the gate,
    (B)going out by it.
Their king passes on before them,
    (C)the Lord at their head.

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13 The One who breaks open the way will go up before(A) them;
    they will break through the gate(B) and go out.
Their King will pass through before them,
    the Lord at their head.”

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12 For you shall not (A)go out in haste,
    and you shall not go in flight,
(B)for the Lord will go before you,
    (C)and the God of Israel will be your rear guard.

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12 But you will not leave in haste(A)
    or go in flight;
for the Lord will go before you,(B)
    the God of Israel will be your rear guard.(C)

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The Lord Will Save His People

14 Then the Lord will appear over them,
    and (A)his arrow will go forth like lightning;
(B)the Lord God will sound the trumpet
    and will march forth in (C)the whirlwinds (D)of the south.
15 The Lord of hosts (E)will protect them,
    and (F)they shall devour, (G)and tread down the sling stones,
and (H)they shall drink and roar as if drunk with wine,
    and be full like a bowl,
    drenched (I)like the corners of the altar.

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The Lord Will Appear

14 Then the Lord will appear over them;(A)
    his arrow will flash like lightning.(B)
The Sovereign Lord will sound the trumpet;(C)
    he will march in the storms(D) of the south,
15     and the Lord Almighty will shield(E) them.
They will destroy
    and overcome with slingstones.(F)
They will drink and roar as with wine;(G)
    they will be full like a bowl(H)
    used for sprinkling[a] the corners(I) of the altar.

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  1. Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like

14 They will wage war(A) against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over(B) them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings(C)—and with him will be his called, chosen(D) and faithful followers.”

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14 Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise (A)partook of the same things, that (B)through death he might (C)destroy (D)the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, 15 and deliver all those who (E)through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery.

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14 Since the children have flesh and blood,(A) he too shared in their humanity(B) so that by his death he might break the power(C) of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil(D) 15 and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear(E) of death.

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Cyrus, God's Instrument

45 Thus says the Lord to (A)his anointed, to Cyrus,
    (B)whose right hand I have grasped,
to subdue nations before him
    and (C)to loose the belts of kings,
to open doors before him
    that gates may not be closed:
“I will go before you
    and (D)level the exalted places,[a]
(E)I will break in pieces the doors of bronze
    and cut through the bars of iron,

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  1. Isaiah 45:2 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint level the mountains

45 “This is what the Lord says to his anointed,(A)
    to Cyrus,(B) whose right hand I take hold(C) of
to subdue nations(D) before him
    and to strip kings of their armor,
to open doors before him
    so that gates will not be shut:
I will go before you(E)
    and will level(F) the mountains[a];
I will break down gates(G) of bronze
    and cut through bars of iron.(H)

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  1. Isaiah 45:2 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; the meaning of the word in the Masoretic Text is uncertain.

17 For the Lamb in the midst of the throne (A)will be their shepherd,
    and he will guide them to springs of (B)living water,
and (C)God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

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17 For the Lamb at the center of the throne
    will be their shepherd;(A)
‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’[a](B)
    ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’[b](C)

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  1. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 49:10
  2. Revelation 7:17 Isaiah 25:8

27 (A)My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 (B)I give them eternal life, and (C)they will never perish, and (D)no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, (E)who has given them to me,[a] (F)is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of (G)the Father's hand. 30 (H)I and the Father are one.”

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  1. John 10:29 Some manuscripts What my Father has given to me

27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them,(A) and they follow me.(B) 28 I give them eternal life,(C) and they shall never perish;(D) no one will snatch them out of my hand.(E) 29 My Father, who has given them to me,(F) is greater than all[a];(G) no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”(H)

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  1. John 10:29 Many early manuscripts What my Father has given me is greater than all

20 where Jesus has gone (A)as a forerunner on our behalf, (B)having become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.

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20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf.(A) He has become a high priest(B) forever, in the order of Melchizedek.(C)

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12 (A)I will make them strong in the Lord,
    and (B)they shall walk in his name,”
declares the Lord.

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12 I will strengthen(A) them in the Lord
    and in his name they will live securely,(B)
declares the Lord.

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11 And (A)the children of Judah and the children of Israel shall be gathered together, and (B)they shall appoint for themselves one head. And they shall go up from the land, for great shall be the day of Jezreel.

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11 The people of Judah and the people of Israel will come together;(A) they will appoint one leader(B) and will come up out of the land,(C) for great will be the day of Jezreel.[a](D)

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  1. Hosea 1:11 In Hebrew texts 1:10,11 is numbered 2:1,2.

44 And in the days of those kings (A)the God of heaven will set up (B)a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. (C)It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and (D)it shall stand forever,

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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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(A)On that day I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples. (B)All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. And (C)all the nations of the earth will gather against it. (D)On that day, declares the Lord, (E)I will strike every horse (F)with panic, and its rider (G)with madness. But for the sake of the house of Judah I will keep my eyes open, when I strike every horse of the peoples (H)with blindness. Then the clans of Judah shall say to themselves, ‘The inhabitants of Jerusalem have strength through the Lord of hosts, their God.’

(I)“On that day I will make the clans of Judah (J)like a blazing pot in the midst of wood, like a flaming torch among sheaves. And (K)they shall devour to the right and to the left all the surrounding peoples, while (L)Jerusalem shall again be inhabited in its place, in Jerusalem.

“And the Lord will give salvation to the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jerusalem may not surpass that of Judah. (M)On that day (N)the Lord will protect the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that (O)the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, (P)like the angel of the Lord, going before them.

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On that day, when all the nations(A) of the earth are gathered against her, I will make Jerusalem an immovable rock(B) for all the nations. All who try to move it will injure(C) themselves. On that day I will strike every horse with panic and its rider with madness,” declares the Lord. “I will keep a watchful eye over Judah, but I will blind all the horses of the nations.(D) Then the clans of Judah will say in their hearts, ‘The people of Jerusalem are strong,(E) because the Lord Almighty is their God.’

“On that day I will make the clans of Judah like a firepot(F) in a woodpile, like a flaming torch among sheaves. They will consume(G) all the surrounding peoples right and left, but Jerusalem will remain intact(H) in her place.

“The Lord will save the dwellings of Judah first, so that the honor of the house of David and of Jerusalem’s inhabitants may not be greater than that of Judah.(I) On that day the Lord will shield(J) those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest(K) among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God,(L) like the angel of the Lord going before(M) them.

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