⁶ In that day, saith the Lord, will I assemble her that halteth,
and I will gather her that is driven out,
and her that I have afflicted;
⁷ and I will make her that halted a remnant,
and her that was cast far off a strong nation:
and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth,
even for ever.

⁸ And thou, O tower of the flock,
the strong hold of the daughter of Zion,
unto thee shall it come,
even the first dominion;
the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.
⁹ Now why dost thou cry out aloud?
is there no king in thee? is thy counsellor perished?
for pangs have taken thee as a woman in travail.
¹⁰ Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion,
like a woman in travail:
for now shalt thou go forth out of the city,
and thou shalt dwell in the field,
and thou shalt go even to Babylon;
there shalt thou be delivered;
there the Lord shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

¹¹ Now also many nations are gathered against thee,
that say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.
¹² But they know not the thoughts of the Lord,
neither understand they his counsel:
for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor.
¹³ Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion:
for I will make thine horn iron,
and I will make thy hoofs brass:
and thou shalt beat in pieces many people:
and I will consecrate their gain unto the Lord,
and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.