13 Arise and thresh,
    O daughter of Zion,
for I will make your horn iron,
    and I will make your hoofs bronze;
you shall beat in pieces many peoples;
    and (A)shall devote[a] (B)their gain to the Lord,
    their wealth to (C)the Lord of the whole earth.

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  1. Micah 4:13 Hebrew devote to destruction

13 “Rise and thresh,(A) Daughter Zion,
    for I will give you horns of iron;
I will give you hooves of bronze,
    and you will break to pieces many nations.”(B)
You will devote their ill-gotten gains to the Lord,(C)
    their wealth to the Lord of all the earth.

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On (A)the first day of every week, each of you is to put something aside and store it up, (B)as he may prosper, (C)so that there will be no collecting when I come.

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On the first day of every week,(A) each one of you should set aside a sum of money in keeping with your income, saving it up, so that when I come no collections will have to be made.(B)

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25 At present, however, (A)I am going to Jerusalem bringing aid to the saints. 26 For (B)Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. 27 For they were pleased to do it, and indeed (C)they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings. 28 When therefore I have completed this and have delivered to them what has been collected,[a] I will leave (D)for Spain by way of you.

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  1. Romans 15:28 Greek sealed to them this fruit

25 Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem(A) in the service(B) of the Lord’s people(C) there. 26 For Macedonia(D) and Achaia(E) were pleased to make a contribution for the poor among the Lord’s people in Jerusalem.(F) 27 They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.(G) 28 So after I have completed this task and have made sure that they have received this contribution, I will go to Spain(H) and visit you on the way.

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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.

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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.

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  1. Zechariah 9:15 Or bowl, / like

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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15 (A)Behold, I make of you a threshing sledge,
    new, sharp, and having teeth;
you shall thresh (B)the mountains and crush them,
    and you shall make the hills like chaff;
16 (C)you shall winnow them, and (D)the wind shall carry them away,
    and the tempest shall scatter them.
(E)And you shall rejoice in the Lord;
    in the Holy One of Israel you shall glory.

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15 “See, I will make you into a threshing sledge,(A)
    new and sharp, with many teeth.
You will thresh the mountains(B) and crush them,
    and reduce the hills to chaff.(C)
16 You will winnow(D) them, the wind will pick them up,
    and a gale(E) will blow them away.(F)
But you will rejoice(G) in the Lord
    and glory(H) in the Holy One(I) of Israel.

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18 Her merchandise and her wages will be holy to the Lord. It will not be stored or hoarded, but her merchandise will supply abundant food and fine clothing for those who dwell before the Lord.

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18 Yet her profit and her earnings will be set apart for the Lord;(A) they will not be stored up or hoarded. Her profits will go to those who live before the Lord,(B) for abundant food and fine clothes.(C)

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24 By its light (A)will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth (B)will bring their glory into it, 25 and (C)its gates will never be shut by day—and (D)there will be no night there. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations.

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24 The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their splendor into it.(A) 25 On no day will its gates(B) ever be shut,(C) for there will be no night there.(D) 26 The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.(E)

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26 (A)The one who conquers and who keeps my works (B)until the end, (C)to him I will give authority over the nations, 27 and (D)he will (E)rule[a] them with a rod of iron, (F)as when earthen pots are broken in pieces, even as I myself have received authority from my Father.

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  1. Revelation 2:27 Greek shepherd

26 To the one who is victorious(A) and does my will to the end,(B) I will give authority over the nations(C) 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter(D) and will dash them to pieces like pottery’[a](E)—just as I have received authority from my Father.

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  1. Revelation 2:27 Psalm 2:9

And the angel answered and said to me, (A)“These are going out to the four winds of heaven, after (B)presenting themselves before (C)the Lord of all the earth.

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The angel answered me, “These are the four spirits[a](A) of heaven, going out from standing in the presence of the Lord of the whole world.(B)

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  1. Zechariah 6:5 Or winds

14 Then he said, (A)“These are the two anointed ones[a] who stand by (B)the Lord of the whole earth.”

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  1. Zechariah 4:14 Hebrew two sons of new oil

14 So he said, “These are the two who are anointed(A) to[a] serve the Lord of all the earth.”

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  1. Zechariah 4:14 Or two who bring oil and

And (A)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,
(B)which, when it goes through, treads down
    and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
Your hand shall (C)be lifted up over your adversaries,
    and all your enemies shall be cut off.

10 And (D)in that day, declares the Lord,
    (E)I will cut off your horses from among you
    and will destroy your chariots;
11 (F)and I will cut off the cities of your land
    and throw down all your strongholds;
12 and I will cut off (G)sorceries from your hand,
    and (H)you shall have no more tellers of fortunes;
13 and (I)I will cut off your carved images
    and (J)your pillars from among you,
(K)and you shall bow down no more
    to the work of your hands;
14 and I will root out your (L)Asherah images from among you
    (M)and destroy your cities.
15 And in anger and wrath (N)I will execute vengeance
    on the nations that did not obey.

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The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,(A)
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles(B) as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.(C)
Your hand will be lifted up(D) in triumph over your enemies,
    and all your foes will be destroyed.

10 “In that day,” declares the Lord,

“I will destroy your horses from among you
    and demolish your chariots.(E)
11 I will destroy the cities(F) of your land
    and tear down all your strongholds.(G)
12 I will destroy your witchcraft
    and you will no longer cast spells.(H)
13 I will destroy your idols(I)
    and your sacred stones from among you;(J)
you will no longer bow down
    to the work of your hands.(K)
14 I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles[a](L)
    when I demolish your cities.
15 I will take vengeance(M) in anger and wrath
    on the nations that have not obeyed me.”

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  1. Micah 5:14 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah

33 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel:
(A)The daughter of Babylon is like (B)a threshing floor
    at the time when it is trodden;
yet a little while
    and (C)the time of her harvest will come.”

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33 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says:

“Daughter Babylon(A) is like a threshing floor(B)
    at the time it is trampled;
    the time to harvest(C) her will soon come.(D)

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