16 For the Lord (A)builds up Zion;
    he (B)appears in his glory;

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16 For the Lord will rebuild Zion(A)
    and appear in his glory.(B)

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The Future Glory of Israel

60 (A)Arise, shine, for your light has come,
    and (B)the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
    and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you,
    and his glory will be seen upon you.

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The Glory of Zion

60 “Arise,(A) shine, for your light(B) has come,
    and the glory(C) of the Lord rises upon you.
See, darkness(D) covers the earth
    and thick darkness(E) is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
    and his glory appears over you.

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The Lord (A)builds up Jerusalem;
    he (B)gathers the outcasts of Israel.

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The Lord builds up Jerusalem;(A)
    he gathers the exiles(B) of Israel.

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Up! Up! (A)Flee from the land of the north, declares the Lord. For I have (B)spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, declares the Lord. (C)Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon. For thus said the Lord of hosts, after his glory sent me[a] to the nations who plundered you, (D)for he who touches you touches (E)the apple of his eye: “Behold, (F)I will shake my hand over them, (G)and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then (H)you will know that the Lord of hosts has sent me. 10 (I)Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for (J)behold, I come (K)and I will dwell in your midst, declares the Lord. 11 (L)And many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day, and shall be my people. (M)And I will dwell in your midst, and (N)you shall know that the Lord of hosts has sent me to you. 12 (O)And the Lord will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again (P)choose Jerusalem.”

13 Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.

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  1. Zechariah 2:8 Or he sent me after glory

“Come! Come! Flee from the land of the north,” declares the Lord, “for I have scattered(A) you to the four winds of heaven,”(B) declares the Lord.(C)

“Come, Zion! Escape,(D) you who live in Daughter Babylon!”(E) For this is what the Lord Almighty says: “After the Glorious One has sent me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of his eye(F) I will surely raise my hand against them so that their slaves will plunder them.[a](G) Then you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me.(H)

10 “Shout(I) and be glad, Daughter Zion.(J) For I am coming,(K) and I will live among you,”(L) declares the Lord.(M) 11 “Many nations will be joined with the Lord in that day and will become my people.(N) I will live among you and you will know that the Lord Almighty has sent me to you.(O) 12 The Lord will inherit(P) Judah(Q) as his portion in the holy land and will again choose(R) Jerusalem. 13 Be still(S) before the Lord, all mankind, because he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.(T)

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  1. Zechariah 2:9 Or says after … eye: “I … plunder them.”

(A)I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel, (B)and rebuild them as they were (C)at first.

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I will bring Judah(A) and Israel back from captivity[a](B) and will rebuild(C) them as they were before.(D)

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  1. Jeremiah 33:7 Or will restore the fortunes of Judah and Israel

The women of my people you drive out
    from their delightful houses;
from their young children you take away
    my splendor forever.

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You drive the women of my people
    from their pleasant homes.(A)
You take away my blessing
    from their children forever.

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(A)Again I will build you, and you shall be built,
    O virgin Israel!
(B)Again you shall adorn yourself with tambourines
    and shall go forth in (C)the dance of the merrymakers.

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I will build you up again,
    and you, Virgin(A) Israel, will be rebuilt.(B)
Again you will take up your timbrels(C)
    and go out to dance(D) with the joyful.(E)

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18 “For I know[a] their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming[b] (A)to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory,

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  1. Isaiah 66:18 Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew lacks know
  2. Isaiah 66:18 Hebrew and it is coming

18 “And I, because of what they have planned and done,(A) am about to come[a] and gather the people of all nations(B) and languages, and they will come and see my glory.(C)

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  1. Isaiah 66:18 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.

to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    (A)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(B)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(C)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, (D)that he may be glorified.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(A) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(B)
the oil(C) of joy
    instead of mourning,(D)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(E) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(F)

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All the flocks of (A)Kedar shall be gathered to you;
    the rams of (B)Nebaioth shall minister to you;
(C)they shall come up with acceptance on my altar,
    (D)and I will beautify my beautiful house.

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All Kedar’s(A) flocks will be gathered to you,
    the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings(B) on my altar,(C)
    and I will adorn my glorious temple.(D)

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26 This is the purpose that is purposed
    concerning the whole earth,
and this is (A)the hand that is stretched out
    over all the nations.

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26 This is the plan(A) determined for the whole world;
    this is the hand(B) stretched out over all nations.

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(A)It shall come to pass in the latter days
    that (B)the mountain of the house of the Lord
shall be established as the highest of the mountains,
    and shall be lifted up above the hills;
and (C)all the nations shall flow to it,
    and (D)many peoples shall come, and say:
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
    to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
    and that we may walk in his paths.”
For (E)out of Zion shall go forth the law,[a]
    and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

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  1. Isaiah 2:3 Or teaching

In the last days(A)

the mountain(B) of the Lord’s temple will be established
    as the highest of the mountains;(C)
it will be exalted(D) above the hills,
    and all nations will stream to it.(E)

Many peoples(F) will come and say,

“Come, let us go(G) up to the mountain(H) of the Lord,
    to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us his ways,
    so that we may walk in his paths.”
The law(I) will go out from Zion,
    the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.(J)

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(A)The heavens proclaim his righteousness,
    and all (B)the peoples see his glory.

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The heavens proclaim his righteousness,(A)
    and all peoples see his glory.(B)

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