¹⁰ I want to know^(A) Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings,^(B) becoming like him in his death,^(C)

The Branch of the Lord

² In that day^(A) the Branch of the Lord^(B) will be beautiful^(C) and glorious, and the fruit^(D) of the land will be the pride and glory^(E) of the survivors^(F) in Israel. ³ Those who are left in Zion,^(G) who remain^(H) in Jerusalem, will be called holy,^(I) all who are recorded^(J) among the living in Jerusalem. ⁴ The Lord will wash away the filth^(K) of the women of Zion;^(L) he will cleanse^(M) the bloodstains^(N) from Jerusalem by a spirit^[a] of judgment^(O) and a spirit^[b] of fire.^(P)

The Shepherd Struck, the Sheep Scattered

³³ “Those who are wise will instruct^(A) many, though for a time they will fall by the sword or be burned or captured or plundered.^{(B) 34} When they fall, they will receive a little help, and many who are not sincere^(C) will join them. ³⁵ Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined,^(D) purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.

³ He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver;^(A) he will purify^(B) the Levites and refine them like gold and silver.^(C) Then the Lord will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,^{(D) 4} and the offerings^(E) of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the Lord, as in days gone by, as in former years.^(F)