and the lame I will make (A)the remnant,
    and those who were cast off, a strong nation;
and (B)the Lord will reign over them (C)in Mount Zion
    from this time forth and forevermore.

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I will make the lame my remnant,(A)
    those driven away a strong nation.(B)
The Lord will rule over them in Mount Zion(C)
    from that day and forever.(D)

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33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob (A)forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

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33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom(A) will never end.”(B)

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God's Steadfast Love and Compassion

18 (A)Who is a God like you, (B)pardoning iniquity
    and passing over transgression
    (C)for the remnant of his inheritance?
(D)He does not retain his anger forever,
    because he delights in steadfast love.

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18 Who is a God(A) like you,
    who pardons sin(B) and forgives(C) the transgression
    of the remnant(D) of his inheritance?(E)
You do not stay angry(F) forever
    but delight to show mercy.(G)

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A Remnant Shall Be Delivered

Then (A)the remnant of Jacob shall be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,
which delay not for a man
    nor wait for the children of man.
And (B)the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
    like a young lion among the flocks of sheep,
(C)which, when it goes through, treads down
    and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.

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The remnant(A) of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew(B) from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,(C)
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.
The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,(D)
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles(E) as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.(F)

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12 I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob;
    (A)I will gather (B)the remnant of Israel;
I will set them together
    like sheep in a fold,
(C)like a flock in its pasture,
    a noisy multitude of men.

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Deliverance Promised

12 “I will surely gather all of you, Jacob;
    I will surely bring together the remnant(A) of Israel.
I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,
    like a flock in its pasture;
    the place will throng with people.(B)

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14 (A)And to him was given dominion
    and glory and a kingdom,
that all (B)peoples, nations, and languages
    should serve him;
(C)his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
    which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom one
    that shall not be destroyed.

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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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23 (A)Then the moon will be confounded
    and the sun ashamed,
for (B)the Lord of hosts reigns
    on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem,
and his glory will be before his elders.

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23 The moon will be dismayed,
    the sun(A) ashamed;
for the Lord Almighty will reign(B)
    on Mount Zion(C) and in Jerusalem,
    and before its elders—with great glory.(D)

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The Seventh Trumpet

15 Then (A)the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and (B)there were loud voices in heaven, saying, (C)“The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of (D)his Christ, and (E)he shall reign forever and ever.”

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The Seventh Trumpet

15 The seventh angel sounded his trumpet,(A) and there were loud voices(B) in heaven, which said:

“The kingdom of the world has become
    the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah,(C)
    and he will reign for ever and ever.”(D)

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(A)For to us a child is born,
    to us (B)a son is given;
(C)and the government shall be (D)upon[a] his shoulder,
    and his name shall be called[b]
Wonderful (E)Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
    (G)Everlasting (H)Father, Prince of (I)Peace.
Of the increase of his government and of peace
    (J)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
    to establish it and to uphold it
(K)with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and forevermore.
(L)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

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  1. Isaiah 9:6 Or is upon
  2. Isaiah 9:6 Or is called

For to us a child is born,(A)
    to us a son is given,(B)
    and the government(C) will be on his shoulders.(D)
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor,(E) Mighty God,(F)
    Everlasting(G) Father,(H) Prince of Peace.(I)
Of the greatness of his government(J) and peace(K)
    there will be no end.(L)
He will reign(M) on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice(N) and righteousness(O)
    from that time on and forever.(P)
The zeal(Q) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

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The Mystery of Israel's Salvation

25 (A)Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers:[a] (B)a partial hardening has come upon Israel, (C)until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And in this way all Israel will be saved, as it is written,

(D)“The Deliverer will come (E)from Zion,
    he will banish ungodliness from Jacob”;
27 “and this will be my (F)covenant with them
    (G)when I take away their sins.”

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  1. Romans 11:25 Or brothers and sisters

All Israel Will Be Saved

25 I do not want you to be ignorant(A) of this mystery,(B) brothers and sisters, so that you may not be conceited:(C) Israel has experienced a hardening(D) in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in,(E) 26 and in this way[a] all Israel will be saved.(F) As it is written:

“The deliverer will come from Zion;
    he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.
27 And this is[b] my covenant with them
    when I take away their sins.”[c](G)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 11:26 Or and so
  2. Romans 11:27 Or will be
  3. Romans 11:27 Isaiah 59:20,21; 27:9 (see Septuagint); Jer. 31:33,34

So too at the present time there is (A)a remnant, chosen by grace. (B)But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works; otherwise grace would no longer be grace.

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So too, at the present time there is a remnant(A) chosen by grace.(B) And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works;(C) if it were, grace would no longer be grace.

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They shall be like mighty men in battle,
    (A)trampling the foe in the mud of the streets;
they shall fight because the Lord is with them,
    and they shall put to shame (B)the riders on horses.

(C)“I will strengthen the house of Judah,
    and (D)I will save the house of Joseph.
(E)I will bring them back (F)because I have compassion on them,
    and they shall be as though I had not rejected them,
    for (G)I am the Lord their God and I will answer them.
Then Ephraim shall become like a mighty warrior,
    and (H)their hearts shall be glad as with wine.
Their children shall see it and be glad;
    their hearts shall rejoice in the Lord.

(I)“I will whistle for them and (J)gather them in,
    for I have redeemed them,
    and (K)they shall be as many as they were before.
(L)Though I scattered them among the nations,
    yet in far countries (M)they shall remember me,
    and with their children they shall live and return.
10 (N)I will bring them home from the land of Egypt,
    and gather them from Assyria,
and (O)I will bring them to the land of Gilead and to Lebanon,
    (P)till there is no room for them.
11 (Q)He shall pass through the sea of troubles
    and strike down the waves of the sea,
    (R)and all the depths of the Nile shall be dried up.
The pride of Assyria shall be laid low,
    and (S)the scepter of Egypt shall depart.
12 (T)I will make them strong in the Lord,
    and (U)they shall walk in his name,”
declares the Lord.

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Together they[a] will be like warriors in battle
    trampling their enemy into the mud of the streets.(A)
They will fight because the Lord is with them,
    and they will put the enemy horsemen to shame.(B)

“I will strengthen(C) Judah
    and save the tribes of Joseph.
I will restore them
    because I have compassion(D) on them.(E)
They will be as though
    I had not rejected them,
for I am the Lord their God
    and I will answer(F) them.
The Ephraimites will become like warriors,
    and their hearts will be glad as with wine.(G)
Their children will see it and be joyful;
    their hearts will rejoice(H) in the Lord.
I will signal(I) for them
    and gather them in.
Surely I will redeem them;
    they will be as numerous(J) as before.
Though I scatter them among the peoples,
    yet in distant lands they will remember me.(K)
They and their children will survive,
    and they will return.
10 I will bring them back from Egypt
    and gather them from Assyria.(L)
I will bring them to Gilead(M) and Lebanon,
    and there will not be room(N) enough for them.
11 They will pass through the sea of trouble;
    the surging sea will be subdued
    and all the depths of the Nile will dry up.(O)
Assyria’s pride(P) will be brought down
    and Egypt’s scepter(Q) will pass away.(R)
12 I will strengthen(S) them in the Lord
    and in his name they will live securely,(T)
declares the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 10:5 Or ruler, all of them together. / They

13 For (A)I have bent Judah as my bow;
    I have made Ephraim its arrow.
I will stir up your sons, O Zion,
    against your sons, (B)O Greece,
    and wield you like a warrior's sword.

The Lord Will Save His People

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

16 On that day the Lord their God will save them,
    as (L)the flock of his people;
for (M)like the jewels of a crown
    they shall shine on his land.
17 (N)For how great is his goodness, and how great his beauty!
    (O)Grain shall make the young men flourish,
    and new wine the young women.

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13 I will bend Judah as I bend my bow(A)
    and fill it with Ephraim.(B)
I will rouse your sons, Zion,
    against your sons, Greece,(C)
    and make you like a warrior’s sword.(D)

The Lord Will Appear

14 Then the Lord will appear over them;(E)
    his arrow will flash like lightning.(F)
The Sovereign Lord will sound the trumpet;(G)
    he will march in the storms(H) of the south,
15     and the Lord Almighty will shield(I) them.
They will destroy
    and overcome with slingstones.(J)
They will drink and roar as with wine;(K)
    they will be full like a bowl(L)
    used for sprinkling[a] the corners(M) of the altar.
16 The Lord their God will save his people on that day(N)
    as a shepherd saves his flock.
They will sparkle in his land
    like jewels in a crown.(O)
17 How attractive and beautiful they will be!
    Grain will make the young men thrive,
    and new wine the young women.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like